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Formatting from FAT32 to NTFS help
Hi,
I’ve just realized my external hard drive needs to be reformatted to NTFS. Everytime i capture video it breaks up the footage into about 18 min clips. Im assuming that I need to reformat it from FAT32 to NTFS to solve this problem.
1) Is this correct?
2) If I reformat the hard drive without moving existing files that are currently there, will they be erased?Thanx,
Carson -
6 Replies
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convert X: /fs:ntfs
Replace X with the drive letter of the drive that you want to convert. This converts to NTFS with no data loss.
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Is this really true !!
That you can convert a filing format system without a complete wipe and reformat !!!??????If so ..I will be ecstatic.
I cant tell you howmany times I have gone thru the rigorious process of formating to NTFS after buying a new drive. let alone the backup software that is already on it.
Are there any drawbacks to this methodWhere do you run this command from ?
Zipedit
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Start – Run – and then type in that command.
Edward Troxel
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Thanx for the help guys, but i may have done somthing wrong im guessing. I went to start>run>(typed in) convert H: /fs:ntfs (with that exact spacing), it went through the drive really fast like 5 seconds or so, i watched it go from 1-100%, but after it was done and i checked the drives properties and it still said it was fat32. There was no data loss.
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The problem with doing start->run is that you won’t see if there are any error messages etc. Do the following:
start->run “cmd”
in the “dos” window that opens, runconvert H: /fs:ntfs
chkdsk H:The output from chkdsk h: should read
C:\>chkdsk H:
The type of the file system is NTFS.WARNING! F parameter not specified.
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In any case, I’d suggest making sure a backup of that disk is done first, even if it’s not supposed to be destructive.
🙂
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