Fat32 To Ntfs!

Mikeluv · May 7, 2003, 05:26 AM

Ok i have a 60 gig and a 80 gig and they are filled with data.
Both drives are FAT32 and i want to make them NTFS.
If i convert these drives will any of my data get corrupted.
Also what is the best way to convert these drives.
Thanks for the people who help me.

~~Crash Override~~ · May 7, 2003, 05:27 AM

there is always the risk of corruption with anything you do even as simple as opening a word document

now which operating system are you running as some operating systems dont even support ntfs?

Mikeluv · May 7, 2003, 05:37 AM

I'm using windows xp professional.

Rayder · May 7, 2003, 05:45 AM

Here's an article at MS on how to convert your drives to the NTFS file system. It will tell the good, the bad and the ugly of doing it.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307881

Hope that helps ya!

~~Crash Override~~ · May 7, 2003, 05:48 AM

its pretty simple for the conversion part

just type in Convert X: /FS:NTFS with X being the drive you want to convert

nieves · May 7, 2003, 09:34 AM

I advise against powering off the computer during the conversion process

Apart from that (power outages, surges, children tripping over the power cable) the process is pretty much safe. I've done it maybe a hundred times and no errors occured.

scobywhru · May 7, 2003, 07:03 PM

Yeah but the MBR becaomes Fragmented, if you want to keep it in a contigous file its more work then that, basically gives you a little performance increase, wish I knew where that guide was on how to do it, and I don't remeber anymore. You might want to look into it, I'm sure it isn't that hard to find

~~Crash Override~~ · May 7, 2003, 07:08 PM

i personally recommend getting executive softwares diskeeper program

it is the company that makes the one that comes in xp but it has many more features and will allow you to do boot time defragmentation of the entire drive not just the data areas so it will take care of any issues that may come up with drive access speeds

dai · May 7, 2003, 07:27 PM

i coverted using partition magic went as smooth as silk

nieves · May 7, 2003, 09:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Crash Override
i personally recommend getting executive softwares diskeeper program

it is the company that makes the one that comes in xp but it has many more features and will allow you to do boot time defragmentation of the entire drive not just the data areas so it will take care of any issues that may come up with drive access speeds

Diskeeper rocks! It's a must have, I install it every time and the system behaves much better when benefiting from its powerful options...

~~shai~~ · May 7, 2003, 10:16 PM

yeah i suggest patition magic

May 7, 2003, 05:26 AM	#1
Mikeluv DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	Fat32 To Ntfs! Ok i have a 60 gig and a 80 gig and they are filled with data. Both drives are FAT32 and i want to make them NTFS. If i convert these drives will any of my data get corrupted. Also what is the best way to convert these drives. Thanks for the people who help me. __________________

May 7, 2003, 05:37 AM	Thread Starter #3
Mikeluv DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 43 Rep Power: 0	I'm using windows xp professional. __________________

May 7, 2003, 09:34 AM	#6
nieves personality tweaker Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Jormania Posts: 288 Rep Power: 0	I advise against powering off the computer during the conversion process Apart from that (power outages, surges, children tripping over the power cable) the process is pretty much safe. I've done it maybe a hundred times and no errors occured. __________________

May 7, 2003, 07:03 PM	#7
scobywhru DriverHeaven Senile Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Penthouse Basement Posts: 619 Rep Power: 0	Yeah but the MBR becaomes Fragmented, if you want to keep it in a contigous file its more work then that, basically gives you a little performance increase, wish I knew where that guide was on how to do it, and I don't remeber anymore. You might want to look into it, I'm sure it isn't that hard to find __________________

May 7, 2003, 05:27 AM	#2
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	there is always the risk of corruption with anything you do even as simple as opening a word document now which operating system are you running as some operating systems dont even support ntfs?

May 7, 2003, 05:45 AM	#4
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Here's an article at MS on how to convert your drives to the NTFS file system. It will tell the good, the bad and the ugly of doing it. http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;307881 Hope that helps ya!

May 7, 2003, 05:48 AM	#5
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	its pretty simple for the conversion part just type in Convert X: /FS:NTFS with X being the drive you want to convert

May 7, 2003, 07:08 PM	#8
~~Crash Override~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 2,448 Rep Power: 0	i personally recommend getting executive softwares diskeeper program it is the company that makes the one that comes in xp but it has many more features and will allow you to do boot time defragmentation of the entire drive not just the data areas so it will take care of any issues that may come up with drive access speeds

May 7, 2003, 07:27 PM	#9
dai DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 126 Rep Power: 0	i coverted using partition magic went as smooth as silk

May 7, 2003, 10:16 PM	#11
~~shai~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 613 Rep Power: 0	yeah i suggest patition magic