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ntfs format

Started by Tom Gott , Dec 02 2006 11:22 AM

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Tom Gott

Posted 02 December 2006 - 11:22 AM

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can i switch from fat32 to ntfs without reformating my harddrive.

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wannabe1

Posted 02 December 2006 - 11:42 AM

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Hi Tom Gott...

Yes...you can... :whistling:

Click Start, then Run, type cmd and click "Ok".

At the command prompt, type convert X: /fs:ntfs (where X is the letter of the drive you wish to convert...note the spaces in the command) and press "Enter".

This procedure should not bother your data, but I always recommend current backups before performing an operation of this kind.

wannabe1