FAT32 to NTFS....

[Dumbledore]

well, i have a 40gb hard disk with 10 partitions. except for G:, F: and C: everything is ntfs. I have important data in these three partitions so i can't format. how can i convert it into ntfs without formatting? also, what is a dynamic drive? please help...

 

[go4saket]

Search buddy... Anyways, here is the link...
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35907&highlight=

 

[::cyborg::]

WHAT OS U HAVE

IF U HAVE XP THEN

DUMBLE DORE LIKE UR DATA IS IN D DRIVE AND U WANT TO MAKE DRIVE D: NTFS THAN DO ONE THING TRANFER THE FILES TO OTHER DRIVE AND THEN FORMAT D: TO NTFS WITHIN WINDOWS AND THEN TRANFER BACK THE FILE TO THE D: DRIVE

 

[dIgItaL_BrAt]

@cyborg:would ya mind not typing in caps,it's considered shouting.

 

[abhishek66]

i guess what cyborg said is the best solution.... i did the same thing to convert my fat partions to ntfs

 

[legolas]

there is no necessity for formatting the hardisk for partition format changes!!! so cyborg and abhishek, since he has asked for a solution which doesnt need formatting, i wud recommend u ppl to provide with such a sol. if u knew.

go to commandpromt
and type help convert to get more necessary instructions.
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just go to command prompt
and type
convert e: /fs:ntfs
to convert to ntfs... u can add other necessary options if necesary by finding the options as told above.

OR

u can use norton partition magic and convert in minutes. there is no need to format. pls donot recommend it as a method.

/legolas

 

[P3PoweR]

would somebody mind answering his second question? What is a Dynamic drive? frankly, i don't know myself...

 

[cybermanas]

There is no need to format to convert to NTFS.You can use Partition Magic to convert the partition to NTFS without any data loss.

 

[legolas]

reg. "dynamic drive" explain a little more reg. the context u are needing an explanation for?

/legolas