File Converting

[DanFXR]

Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS system,after I
have upgraded to Win XP?.

[Richard Urban]

Start/Help and Support/Type in "convert" Read the small help file.

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"DanFXR" > wrote in message
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> Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS system,after
I
> have upgraded to Win XP?.
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DanFXR said:<br>
> Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS system,after I
> have upgraded to Win XP?.

HELP & SUPPORT has the info. Type "convert" into the search box.

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[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

You can safely convert your hard drive to NTFS whenever desired,
without having to format the partition and reinstall everything. 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 default cluster size:

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


Bruce Chambers

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"DanFXR" > wrote in message
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> Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS
system,after I
> have upgraded to Win XP?.
>
>

[Alex Nichol]

DanFXR wrote:

>Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS system,after I
>have upgraded to Win XP?.

See www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

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[Ken Blake, MVP]

In t,
DanFXR > typed:

> Is there a way to convert my current Fat 32 drive to the NTFS
> system,after I have upgraded to Win XP?.


To convert to NTFS, you use the CONVERT command. But first read
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an issue
regarding cluster size that isn't obvious.

Also note that conversion is a big step, affecting everything on
your drive. When you take such a big step, no matter how
unlikely, it is always possible that something could go wrong.
For that reason, it's prudent to make sure you have a backup of
anything you can't afford to lose before begining.

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Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
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