From Fat32 to NTFS

archimon · Post by **archimon** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 5:08 pm

How to change my partition from Fat32 to NTFS without losing any data? Thank you!!

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:05 pm

Wich OS do you have?

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:49 pm

I just went through this myself. Go to Command Prompt and type:
Convert C: /FS:NTFS. Enter Y when asked if you want to convert, than kick back and wait for it to run its course. It won't damage your current data, but it never hurts to back-up.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Sun Oct 27, 2002 9:23 pm

I almost forgot. When it ask you if you want to dismount the disk reply No. It will tell you that it can't access the drive exclusively and can complete convert on the next reboot reply yes. I found this link usefull myself. http://support.microsoft.com/default.as ... US;q314878

Alex_Select · Post by **Alex_Select** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 9:15 am

use Partition Magic ...I never build a macine without it...

mnosteele52 · Post by **mnosteele52** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 10:07 am

To convert from FAT32 to NTFS you don't need any 3rd party software, just got to a command prompt (start - run) and type CONVERT C: /FS=NTFS (C= the drive which you wnat to convert), on the next reboot it will convert without any loss of data.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Oct 29, 2002 10:46 pm

Damn I'm finaly learning

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From Fat32 to NTFS

From Fat32 to NTFS

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