changing FAT to NTFS

[jasonchiu]

hey guys, today i took my laptop to fix coz i couldnt see the dvd drive. they reformated it but its in FAT. b4 they had this thing on the desktop for me to change it to NFTS but they 4got this time. its like a DOS thing. i;m wondering if you guys have it and can send it to me or know where i can download it

many thanks

jason

 

[Galantti]

here is some microsoft link, but after the convert, it may be more slower then before.

How to convert fat to ntfs

 

[Mischief007]

What operating system jasonchui???

 

[justin.parker]

if he wants ntfs it has to either be 2k, NT, or xp. I dont know if there is a way to do it without repartitioning the drive. Good luck.

 

[freerider]

Unless you have XP pro there is no need for ntfs. The main advantage of ntfs is, that you can set policies for files(especially for sharing, like linux file system). XP home can't set these policies for sharing, so there's no need for ntfs. But if you ever get a new HD, I suggest to set it as ntfs. Some people say it's more stable, but I haven't noticed a big difference. And if I'm not wrong, ntfs can handle larger disks.
But keep in mind, you can go from fat32 to ntfs, but not vica versa. So if you run linux, win98, winME...you're better of with fat, bc thos os's can't read ntfs.

Greetz Johan

 

[jasonchiu]

i'm using XP. i might just call the guy to send me that thing that change FAT to NTFS, unless u guys have it as well

 

[andyhui01]

I think you mean partition magic... I think that changes it, but I won't really trust that software as you are messing with HD partitions and formatting, you might loose all your data.... I think you are using XP Home, in that case, you won't need NTFS, FAT32 would do just fine

 

[TechZ]

One Line: NTFS is faster, more stable, and better than FAT.

 

[jasonchiu]

yeah exactly TechZ. the guys gonna send me it on monday, whoever needs it as well pm me, i'll email u it

 

[andyhui01]

erm send what?.. the software to change to NTFS?... don't you have to reformat to change the to NTFS?

 

[Padrino]

Start > run > convert x: /fs:ntfs
That's it, all data intact

 

[TechZ]

I much prefer to format to ntfs, no chance of ANYTHING going wrong, as plz backup ALL your data first.

 

[jasonchiu]

Padrino thanks for the help i done it now. very cool! btw i have 3 partitions RECOVERY, C and D. i converted C and D but i should do n e thing to recovery right? thats when my laptop bogs up i do something to that yeah.