fat 32 to ntfs ?

[ninja geezer]

how can i convert my file system from fat 32 to ntfs easily without formatting my drive?.
i know there is a way beacause i have done it before but i cannot remember how.
thanks.

 

[Lonman]

From a command prompt (Start> Run... type in 'cmd'):

convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

where drive_letter is C: or D:, etc.

 

[ninja geezer]

mmmmmmmm tried that it comes up with invalid all the time ?
how exactly should i type it to do c drive ?
thanks.

 

[Tinker]

Give this a read .......

 

[Henyman]

just type in

c: /fs:ntfs

the full article is Here (micro$oft)

 

[Henyman]

my article does it in a bit more detail

 

[Tinker]

Well my article states it is for XP in the header..

(Both are very informative)

 

[ninja geezer]

a big thanks to all , its sorted now
cheers.
paul.:happy:

 

[Henyman]

np mate

 

[Gus K]

Actually converting Fat32 to NTFS is a bad idea. You end up with the wrong cluster size (512b instead of 4k). Which leads to sluggish performance and a constant need to defragment.

 

[xsivforce]

Originally posted by Henyman
my article does it in a bit more detail

Don't make me come in here. Now you two sit in the corner and quit "picking" at each other.

 

[allan]

While it's true that a format in ntfs is better than a conversion to ntfs, saying it's a "bad idea" is a bit of a stretch. NTFS still provides advantages in certain areas for those who need them and (especially security) and a conversion will work just fine. Wrong cluster size? Maybe - but maybe not - depends on what's on that partition / disk (file types & sizes). Higher level of fragmentation? Oh, I don't know. But even if that does happen so what? That's what disk optimizers / defraggers are for.

I just think that statement is a bit too general, that's all.