fat32 to ntfs

[goldy]

system drives currently
60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio

I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
I have both drive image and ghost
My question is:
If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can I
restore it on to a ntfs disk?
TIA


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with a Butterfly net,
It Annoys the Dragon
and is likely to get you
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[Ieks]

"goldy" > schreef in bericht
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>NO you cant

[Ieks]

"goldy" > schreef in bericht
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>NO you cant

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You don't need to go through that much trouble. Start/run cmd, from the C
prompt run:

C:\>convert C: /fs:ntfs

You will get a message about not being able to dismount the drive (you can't
because it is currently in use), then follow the prompts to schedule
conversion following a system reboot. It is a fairly simple process. I would
suggest you read this page from MVP Alex Nichol before you start:

http://aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"goldy" > wrote in message
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>
> --
> Never Chase a dragon
> with a Butterfly net,
> It Annoys the Dragon
> and is likely to get you
> Burnt!
>
>

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

You don't need to go through that much trouble. Start/run cmd, from the C
prompt run:

C:\>convert C: /fs:ntfs

You will get a message about not being able to dismount the drive (you can't
because it is currently in use), then follow the prompts to schedule
conversion following a system reboot. It is a fairly simple process. I would
suggest you read this page from MVP Alex Nichol before you start:

http://aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x - http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone -
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"goldy" > wrote in message
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>
> --
> Never Chase a dragon
> with a Butterfly net,
> It Annoys the Dragon
> and is likely to get you
> Burnt!
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No. If you make an image of a FAT32 partition, that's what you'll
get when you restore it. Imaging makes an _exact_ copy of the source
partition, including its file system, and restores to the same state.

You, however, can safely convert the drive to NTFS whenever
desired. As always when performing any serious changes, back up any
important data before proceeding, just in case. A little advance
preparation is also strongly recommended, so you can avoid any
performance hits caused by the cluster size:

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm


Bruce Chambers

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"goldy" > wrote in message
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can
I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>
> --
> Never Chase a dragon
> with a Butterfly net,
> It Annoys the Dragon
> and is likely to get you
> Burnt!
>
>

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

No. If you make an image of a FAT32 partition, that's what you'll
get when you restore it. Imaging makes an _exact_ copy of the source
partition, including its file system, and restores to the same state.

You, however, can safely convert the drive to NTFS whenever
desired. As always when performing any serious changes, back up any
important data before proceeding, just in case. A little advance
preparation is also strongly recommended, so you can avoid any
performance hits caused by the cluster size:

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm


Bruce Chambers

Help us help you:
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
----
You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH


"goldy" > wrote in message
...
> system drives currently
> 60 gig c drive fat 32 boot xp home
> 60 gig d drive ntfs in use data
> 20 gig e drive ntfs back ups
> 60 gig usb2 f drive fat32 video and audio
>
> I wish to make c drive ntfs but I don't want
> to reinstall from scratch (I just got it working the way I want)
> I have both drive image and ghost
> My question is:
> If I make an image (with ghost or drive image) of a fat 32 disk can
I
> restore it on to a ntfs disk?
> TIA
>
>
> --
> Never Chase a dragon
> with a Butterfly net,
> It Annoys the Dragon
> and is likely to get you
> Burnt!
>
>