I'm using FAT32 file system and I wanna change it to NTFS w/o losing the data I have on my HDD. Is this possible? :confused:
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I'm using FAT32 file system and I wanna change it to NTFS w/o losing the data I have on my HDD. Is this possible? :confused:
The following is from XP's built in Help File. ***Note - you should backup important info since this is a major task...It works 99.99% of the time.
To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt
Open the Command Prompt window.
In the command prompt window, type
convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, typing convert D: /fs:ntfs would format drive D: with the ntfs format.
Notes
To open a command prompt, click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
You can convert FAT or FAT32 volumes to NTFS with this command.
How to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file system in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
Have a read of this article first, so that you don't end up with 512 byte clusters:
Converting FAT32 to NTFS