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Convert NTFS to FAT32
Name: SoulSearcher Date: October 12, 2001 at 22:42:35 Pacific
Comment:
I clean installed Windows XP in NTFS format and after installing every driver and programs, i wanted to make a drive image "just in case". But i get an error in this case. thinking that it was probably due to the NTFS file system, i tried to convert it to FAT32 using Partition Magic 7, but unfortunately, i get an error about "sparse". Can anyone help me around this, or should i just format and reinstall in Fat32? Thanks.
Name: Manolo Date: October 13, 2001 at 02:01:33 Pacific
Reply:
It is not possible to convert FAT32 without formatting drive
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Response Number 2
Name: fred Date: October 13, 2001 at 10:45:31 Pacific
Reply:
driveimage 5 will make an image of an ntfs drive
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Response Number 3
Name: James Ryan Date: October 14, 2001 at 07:10:31 Pacific
Reply:
Hi,
Can I just ask whether it's possible to make mirror image of your HDD then format the HDD to NTFS then can u load that image file and r u gonna have the same data as before?
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Response Number 4
Name: MOU Date: October 14, 2001 at 09:20:24 Pacific
Reply:
HI,
an much easyier way its to use Power Quest Partition magic (Version 7 ist XP compatible). With thist tool you can convert NTFS to FAT32 without losing any data. You can also resize the Partition.
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