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Fat32 to NTFS conversion
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Posted by: SKYHN
Is it possible to convert a hard drive with a format of Fat32 to NTFS WITHOUT formating the drive and losing all data? I was under the impression that it is not, but someone is telling me otherwise.
Posted by: INeedHelp
xp right? (http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...Ben-us%3B307881)
Posted by: redwench
its possible, but there is always a chance youll lose the data in the process. youll have to back it all up, at which point, you might as well do a fresh format anyway.
Posted by: Ocean
it really wouldnt be recommended.
Posted by: it_waaznt_me
I done it once using Partition Magic ..I didnt lose my data ..But it took hell lotta time ..
Posted by: it_waaznt_me
Oh .. You wanted FAT32 to NTFS conversion ..
XP's built in Convert utility does the job very well .. No data loss yet ..
Posted by: thtadthtshldntb
I read somewhere (its a while ago, so I do not remember where) that if you convert fat32 to ntfs with windows built in option, then some ntfs options are not fully enabled. I would research this a bit more before doing it. A total back, reformat, restore is always better.
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