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FAT32 change to NTFS??

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I've recently installed a new hard drive (boot Drive) on my pc. I have lost my information on my secondary drive which i use for video editing. It is now on a FAT32 drive, but i need it to be a NTFS ?? drive so i can store files >4gb. How do i change my slave drive to this?

Name: ham30
Date: October 18, 2005 at 16:11:38 Pacific

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Start/Run and type: CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS X = drive to convert. After rebooting the drive will be converted.

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Name: XpUser
Date: October 18, 2005 at 16:13:22 Pacific

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zHow to convert a FAT16 volume or a FAT32 volume to an NTFS file system in Windows XP i_XpUser

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Name: Johnw
Date: October 18, 2005 at 16:14:41 Pacific

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CONVERTING FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup/expert/convertfat.mspx The Free Space That Is Required to Convert FAT to NTFS http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=314875

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