Question

Bubba Grizz · Post by **Bubba Grizz** » September 28, 2004, 7:27 pm

This is something I should know but with all my cert studying I am brain dead. Can I convert FAT32 hard drives to NTFS? without losing the data on them?

Lynks · Post by **Lynks** » September 28, 2004, 7:36 pm

Wait for another confirmation on this though but yes.

5. Convert Your Drives To NTFS
If you want to get the most from your drives, you may want to convert them to NTFS. Here’s how: Open a command line and type:

Convert x: /fs:ntfs

…Except you will replace the “x” with your drive’s letter-name.
NOTE: Back up your important files before attempting this conversion.

Neost · Post by **Neost** » September 28, 2004, 7:51 pm

Lynks be correct:

http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.php

Tenuvil · Post by **Tenuvil** » September 29, 2004, 1:02 am

yup, convert will do this no prob. I'd really rather do a wipe and format with the desired file system followed by a clean OS install, but never had any issues running convert on a drive.