B bigbondfan In Runtime Messages 195 Sep 4, 2005 #1 is it worth converting a fat32 160gb hard drive to ntfs? i have xp. if it is worth it, how can i convert it without loosing data as it's about a third full?
is it worth converting a fat32 160gb hard drive to ntfs? i have xp. if it is worth it, how can i convert it without loosing data as it's about a third full?
J jimmy1801 Solid State Member Messages 12 Feb 25, 2007 #2 i don know if you still need help with this but you can dothis from the command prompt type convert c: /FS:NTFS you will need to reboot and it will continue. yes NTFS offers security, FAT 32 does not
i don know if you still need help with this but you can dothis from the command prompt type convert c: /FS:NTFS you will need to reboot and it will continue. yes NTFS offers security, FAT 32 does not
Raffaz Golden Master Messages 6,798 Feb 25, 2007 #3 You should only ever use FAT32 with XP if you need some backward compatability eg dual boot with 98
A Anubis1980 Daemon Poster Messages 1,308 Feb 25, 2007 #4 Wow thats an old post!! i once converted to NTFS from fat 32 and for some reason caused problems on my pc. Worked fine once id reformatted in NTFS.
Wow thats an old post!! i once converted to NTFS from fat 32 and for some reason caused problems on my pc. Worked fine once id reformatted in NTFS.
Raffaz Golden Master Messages 6,798 Feb 25, 2007 #5 Never noticed the post date lol, ive never used the convert option, i prefer the reformat option