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12-25-2003, 10:29 PM
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FAT32 To NTSF Problem??
i'm not sure if i did it right, but i tried to convert my drives from FAT32 to NTSF and all of the folders and everything became blue
 did i do this right? how do you convert from fat32 to ntsf? |
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12-25-2003, 10:52 PM
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Check the properties for your drive and it should say NTFS if you did it right.
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12-25-2003, 11:45 PM
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Yes, just single click on a drive in my computer, and on the left under details will be if it's NTFS or not.
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12-26-2003, 06:44 AM
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You have Drive compression enabled, and Windows probably compressed your files and folders to save space on your hard disk. Right click on your hard disk and in Properties, check if the option to "Compress Files and Folders to Save Disk Space" is checked. If it is, uncheck it and apply the changes to subfolders and files.
TO convert FAT32 to NTFS, enter the command line and type convert volume /FS:NTFS Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X] volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name. /FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS. /V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode. /CvtArea:filename Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be the place holder for NTFS system files. /NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security settings to be accessible by everyone. /X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid. |
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12-26-2003, 10:36 AM
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Check the drive as outlined and it should read ntfs,does it?
If so, it's done correctly. As far as things being blue,XP defaulted to it's own color schemes,simply change it to what you want in control panel-display. |
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12-26-2003, 10:55 AM
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Drive compression enabled > DON'T DO IT!
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12-26-2003, 01:20 PM
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ahh ru serious? whats wrong with having it compressed to save more room?
if i decompress it, it said it's gonna take THREE DAYS!  
Last edited by jrzofclay; 12-26-2003 at 01:24 PM. |
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12-26-2003, 01:47 PM
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it takes time to read something that is compressed. compress a system file and you'll be uncompressing it every time you need it.
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12-27-2003, 07:29 AM
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Back in the days when hd were expensive and a larger one was even more expensive, hd compression was common. Today it is not needed nor wanted. You do not get something for nothing; compression takes time and slows down your computer.
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12-27-2003, 12:38 PM
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ok so how do you uncompress??
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12-27-2003, 03:05 PM
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Right click your hard disk and select Properties. On the page that pops up, see if the option to "Compress Files and Folders to Save Disk Space" is checked (i.e. the box next to it is ticked). If it is, click on it to remove the tick and then click the OK button.
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12-27-2003, 04:57 PM
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i did that, and it decompressed for awhile, but i had to stop it bc i was losing space on my disk drive while it was decompressing
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