Unusable hard drive space (half of my hard drive missing)

[Raffaz]

That could be your problem then.
http://www.cknow.com/faqs/Why/CantCopyLargeFile.html

 

[1109]

well that could explain it. Is there a way to make it into NTFS without losing data?

 

[freestyler105]

Yeah:
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.php

You can also use partition magic if you don't like the command prompt, but it's not free.

 

[Raffaz]

yes you can convert it.
http://www.tech-faq.com/convert-fat32-to-ntfs.shtml

 

[1109]

Yey, it worked! thanks for your help.

 

[Raffaz]

have a read of the microsoft one and make sure its all clear, its a bit more detailed than the other one
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx