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formatting a new hard drive
Hullo. I'd like to put a new hard drive into my old
computer and format it ntfs. The old (existing) hard drive is formatted in FAT32. I would like to keep the data from the old hard drive, perhaps transfer it onto the new hard drive, as I've been advised to not run the two different filing systems on the same pc (but no one has yet explained why). What is the easiest/safest way to do this? I'm using XP as my OS. Ultimately I'd like to keep both hard drives (in ntfs) but first things first. Thanks much, --chris. |
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formatting a new hard drive
Hmm. Install new drive and format to NTFS. Copy (not move) everything of
value from old to new. "Convert" old drive to NTFS. Defrag and chkdsk both drives. Enjoy. P.S., it is fine to have two drives - each with diff fs - in same XP comp. Please post a follow-up. Ron |
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formatting a new hard drive
There is absolutely no reason whatsoever why you can't run NTFS and fat32 on
the same computer when using Windows XP! "chris" wrote in message ... Hullo. I'd like to put a new hard drive into my old computer and format it ntfs. The old (existing) hard drive is formatted in FAT32. I would like to keep the data from the old hard drive, perhaps transfer it onto the new hard drive, as I've been advised to not run the two different filing systems on the same pc (but no one has yet explained why). What is the easiest/safest way to do this? I'm using XP as my OS. Ultimately I'd like to keep both hard drives (in ntfs) but first things first. Thanks much, --chris. |
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