what is the aadv of "NTFS" FORMAT

[MR.MOUSTACHE]

I CAME ACROSS MANY MAG SUGGESTING TO CONVERT ONCE PC FILE FORMAT FROM FAT32 TO NTFS..... now am little confused about it..... like ... what are advandages of converting files into NTFS foramt.... should i do it for the whole system....... and how will it effect my system performance .... and things like that ..... help me out dude `s

 

[Pathik]

Greater security+stability ... Try Googling for more..

 

[techtronic]

What is this question doing under Tutorials ? Anyway here are the advantages

1.Ability to provide File and Folder Permissions based on User Credentials
2.File Compression for the entire partition
3.File Encryption
4.Ability to index files using Indexing Service

 

[Ron]

1. Wrong Section..........Must Post In Q&A Section.
2. No bad-effect will take place when u convert Fat32 format into NTFS........
3. Their will be No decrease in system performance....
4. Yaa must do it for the whole system..............( User's Wish)..........
5. Vista only support NTFS format................

6. For Security U can visit the tutorial...........
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45998

 

[MR.MOUSTACHE]

thanks dudes

 

[techtronic]

1. Wrong Section..........Must Post In Q&A Section.
2. No bad-effect will take place when u convert Fat32 format into NTFS........
3. Their will be No decrease in system performance....
4. Yaa must do it for the whole system..............( User's Wish)..........
5. Vista only support NTFS format................

6. For Security U can visit the tutorial...........
*www.thinkdigit.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45998

Your 5th Point is wrong buddy
Even Windows NT/2000/XP support NTFS
NTFS Version changed from 4.0 to 5.0 in Windows XP

 

[shantanu]

Originally Posted by Ron

5. Vista only support NTFS format................

Your 5th Point is wrong buddy
Even Windows NT/2000/XP support NTFS
NTFS Version changed from 4.0 to 5.0 in Windows XP

i think buddy he means that Vista only supports NTFS and not FAT32... but thats also not true .. vista can read FAT32 partitions, but cant get installed on it.. while ExFAT or (extended FAT) partitions are into beta phase which we are testing , and Vista supports that.. so you will get it as a FAT derivative in some time...

 

[kalpik]

No one mentioned Journalling!

 

[Ron]

"Vista can read FAT32 partitions, but cant get installed on it.."
Yes buddy I really meant that............

 

[Harvik780]

On windows xp with an ntfs file system defragmentation is done at windows startup.And yes u will have a performance gain due to this.

 

[demoninside]

Don't convert using convert command from DOS mode or Command mode.
if you want to do it then format it into NTFS format.

 

[Ron]

Don't convert using convert command from DOS mode or Command mode.
if you want to do it then format it into NTFS format.

Buddy.........May i know why shouldn't we should use the convert command???

 

[nileshgr]

Buddy.........May i know why shouldn't we should use the convert command???

Ya. He's correct.

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NTFS gives advanced file and folder perms with greater virus security as most people use FAT32 so, most viruses are designed for FAT32.

 

[aryayush]

2. No bad-effect will take place when u convert Fat32 format into NTFS........

@ MR.MOUSTACHE
That is, if you have a back-up of your data already. Formatting will erase your whole drive, in case you did not know that. If you did, skip this post (but I guess you've read it already ).

 

[gxsaurav]

@Arya

You do not need to format your partition for converting it to NTFS from FAT32

 

[piyush gupta]

^^You can use partition Magic or other third party utility to convert it to NTFS

 

[nileshgr]

^^You can use partition Magic or other third party utility to convert it to NTFS

When MS has given its own App to do so, what's the need for 3rd party app?

 

[MR.MOUSTACHE]

Originally Posted by piyush gupta

^^You can use partition Magic or other third party utility to convert it to NTFS

The Unknown Quote:

When MS has given its own App to do so, what's the need for 3rd party app?

can u guys tell me a bit more about the 3rd party utility to convert in NTFS ....... i tried through the windows @xp .... and it warened me of deleting all my datas ..... can the formating be done without data in my system being erased..... if so name some utility


~~~~ guys thanks for all the tut above it really helped me learn a lot

 

[CadCrazy]

There are always chances of losing your data no matter which method you use. So better keep backup of your imp files/folders

 

[slugger]

Choosing between NTFS, FAT, and FAT32

Comparison of file systems

can u guys tell me a bit more about the 3rd party utility to convert in NTFS

Gnome Partition Editor

can the formating be done without data in my system being erased

LOL!!!!

d primary purpose of formatting is to erase data (among other things)

wo format hi kya jisne data erase nahin kiya

but i got wat u want
if i have not mistaken u wan 2 convert d file system from FAT/32 to NTFS

u can easily accomplish this runing d convert.exe file

How to use Convert.exe to convert a partition to the NTFS file system

if u need a KISS instruction den do this
open Command Prompt

and den type this out

CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS

but remember dat this process is one-way
u can convert ne File system into NTFS w/o losing data but d revrese is not possible

also BACKUP UR DATA B4 STARTIN

..... if so name some utility

do u still need a 3p sw

ne way d 1 dat whose url i gave above is ment for doing such stuff