Trying to convert to ntfs

[ghetto69]

I am trying to convert c drive to ntfs so that I can make some files private
and I am being asked enter current volume label for drive c:

[Bigbruva]

Are you sure you are CONVERTING and not FORMATTING?

You should be using the CONVERT command line tool here is the help file text
on using this tool, good luck and let us know how you get on.

BB

Convert
Converts FAT and FAT32 volumes to NTFS.

Syntax
convert /fs:ntfs [/cvtarea:FileName] [/nosecurity] [/x]

Parameters
volume
Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume
name to convert to NTFS.
/fs:ntfs
Required. Converts the volume to NTFS.
/v
Specifies verbose mode, that is, all messages will be displayed during
conversion.
/cvtarea:FileName
For advanced users only. Specifies that the Master File Table (MFT) and
other NTFS metadata files are written to an existing, contiguous placeholder
file. This file must be in the root directory of the file system to be
converted. Use of the /CVTAREA parameter can result in a less fragmented
file system after conversion. For best results, the size of this file should
be 1 KB multiplied by the number of files and directories in the file
system, however, the convert utility accepts files of any size.
For more information about using the /cvtarea parameter, see "File
Systems" at the Microsoft Windows XP Resource Kits Web
site.(http://www.microsoft.com/)

Important

a.. You must create the placeholder file using the fsutil file createnew
command prior to running convert. Convert does not create this file for you.
Convert overwrites this file with NTFS metadata. After conversion, any
unused space in this file is freed. For more information about the fsutil
file command, see Related Topics.
/nosecurity
Specifies that the converted files and directory security settings are
accessible by everyone.
/x
Dismounts the volume, if necessary, before it is converted. Any open
handles to the volume will no longer be valid.
Remarks
a.. You must specify that the drive should be converted when the computer
is restarted. Otherwise, you cannot convert the current drive.
b.. If convert cannot lock the drive (for example, the system volume or
the current drive), it offers to convert the drive the next time the
computer restarts.
c.. The location of the MFT is different on volumes that have been
converted from previous version of NTFS, so volume performance might not be
as good on volumes converted from Windows NT.
d.. Volumes converted from FAT to NTFS lack some performance benefits
compared to volumes initially formatted with NTFS. On converted volumes, the
MFT might become fragmented. In addition, on converted boot volumes, NTFS
permissions are not applied after the volume is converted.
Examples
To convert the volume on drive E to NTFS and display all messages, type:

convert e: /fs:ntfs /v



"ghetto69" > wrote in message
...
>I am trying to convert c drive to ntfs so that I can make some files
>private
> and I am being asked enter current volume label for drive c:

[noyb]

Volume label is just the name you want to call the drive. You could give it
any name you'd like, well within a certain length and not using some of the
special characters.
Sometimes I just give C the same name as my computer. So maybe CompXYZ.


"ghetto69" > wrote in message
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> I am trying to convert c drive to ntfs so that I can make some files
private
> and I am being asked enter current volume label for drive c: