Quick FAT32 to NTFS Formating Question..

majinwar · 02-05-07, 07:51 PM

My friend just bought a new laptop and asked me if I could look it over since she felt it was running quite slow. The disk is partitioned 60 gig C: 60 gig D:. Problem is, they are both FAT32 format.

My question is, can I chance the format of her C: from FAT32 to NTFS by right clicking it and formating it? If so, will I lose any data / screw it up? lol, thanks in advance!

tenchi86 · 02-05-07, 07:55 PM

This should be in the Windows section. Anyway you do risk data loss but from my experience I have never personally had or heard of a problem. Simply go to CMD and type:
convert X: /fs:ntfs

X is drive letter.

majinwar · 02-05-07, 07:58 PM

Ah, sorry, didn't realize it should go into the windows section. Thanks again for the help!

02-05-07, 07:51 PM	Thread Starter #1
majinwar Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	Quick FAT32 to NTFS Formating Question.. My friend just bought a new laptop and asked me if I could look it over since she felt it was running quite slow. The disk is partitioned 60 gig C: 60 gig D:. Problem is, they are both FAT32 format. My question is, can I chance the format of her C: from FAT32 to NTFS by right clicking it and formating it? If so, will I lose any data / screw it up? lol, thanks in advance! __________________ CPU: Intel E8400 @ 4.0Ghz Cooling: Thermalright 120 Ultra eXtreme MB: Asus Maximus Formula GPU: ATI Sapphire 4870 1GB PSU: Corsair HX750W RAM: 2x1 Gb OCZ DDR2 PC8500 1066Mhz HD: OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD Case: Slightly Modified Antec 900
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02-05-07, 07:55 PM	#2
tenchi86 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Smoky Mountains, NC	This should be in the Windows section. Anyway you do risk data loss but from my experience I have never personally had or heard of a problem. Simply go to CMD and type: convert X: /fs:ntfs X is drive letter. __________________ "Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why." -Bernard Mannes Baruch Mobo: MSI Neo2-V CPU: 2.8a Prescott @ 3.2 PSU: Blue Storm 500 Watt GPU: Geforce 6600GT HS: Zalman 7000 Ram: Kingston HyperX 1024mb 3200
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02-05-07, 07:58 PM	Thread Starter #3
majinwar Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	Ah, sorry, didn't realize it should go into the windows section. Thanks again for the help! __________________ CPU: Intel E8400 @ 4.0Ghz Cooling: Thermalright 120 Ultra eXtreme MB: Asus Maximus Formula GPU: ATI Sapphire 4870 1GB PSU: Corsair HX750W RAM: 2x1 Gb OCZ DDR2 PC8500 1066Mhz HD: OCZ Vertex 60Gb SSD Case: Slightly Modified Antec 900
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