ntfs

[bigbondfan]

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?

 

[jimmy1801]

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]

You should only ever use FAT32 with XP if you need some backward compatability eg dual boot with 98

 

[Anubis1980]

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]

Never noticed the post date lol, ive never used the convert option, i prefer the reformat option