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convert ntfs to fat32
Name: rmir Date: September 25, 2002 at 03:03:03 Pacific OS: win2000 CPU/Ram: p lV
Comment:
ntfs or fat 32, i have win2000 pro in ntfs, but i need to know how i can convert to fat32, i try partion magic 7.0 and unfortnly without sucess. is necesserary creat 2 partitions first ?; or in ntfs, convert to fat32 and apply ? i try this way but when reboot surg this message butch file with error ****(number)
Name: david Date: September 25, 2002 at 04:18:16 Pacific
Reply:
Hi!!
Once you configured your partition as NTFS there is no way back.
You can convert FAT32 to NTFS but not go back.
The only way is to format the partition and to configure it then to FAT32.
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Response Number 2
Name: Tareq Date: September 25, 2002 at 09:33:54 Pacific
Reply:
Yes David i agree with that...u can convert from fat32 to ntfs but never from ntfs to fat32
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Response Number 3
Name: Glen Date: September 25, 2002 at 10:21:36 Pacific
Reply:
Not necessarily true my friends. Never, is a long time. There are utilities, Partition Magic for example, that will convert from NTFS to FAT32.
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Response Number 4
Name: david Date: September 25, 2002 at 11:58:03 Pacific
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I have never tried to do it. And i have used once Partition Magic just for the most common thing....dividing one partition which the OS sits on to two partitions and the results were hell.
Partition Magic might work but i wouldnt count on it, would you Glen?
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Response Number 5
Name: Glen Date: September 25, 2002 at 12:24:45 Pacific
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Well, I wouldn't go to FAT32 in the first place. I'd also image the machine first to make sure I had a backup and then it would depend on how badly I needed to do the conversion. I don't think I'd have gotten myself into that position but if I HAD to do it, then yes, I'd try it.
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Response Number 6
Name: zt Date: September 25, 2002 at 13:35:19 Pacific
Summary: Hi, As far as i am aware, you cannot convert NTFS to FAT32 without reformatting the drive. There are protected windows files on the drive. Not sure about converting it from another system (eg moving ...
Summary: Hi, I have a NTFS system, and I want convert this NTFS system to FAT32 system. But I have many files on my hard disk and I can't erase files. I have partitionmagic but no serial or crack, so, don't NT...
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