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NFTS to FAT32?
Name: matt_sti (by lil_sti) Date: February 16, 2004 at 07:57:35 Pacific OS: XP Pro CPU/Ram: 2.0GHz/256MB
Comment:
I have a question about converting a NFTS format hard drive to a FAT32 format. My hard drive in NFTS does not have the compress data option selected. I was wondering if it was possible to use partion magic 8.0 to convert the NFTS hard drive to a FAT32 without lossing any data?
Name: CPU Date: February 16, 2004 at 08:02:05 Pacific
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Your going to lose your data becasue you have to format to get it into FAT32. Make sure you have all of your data backed up and then you can transfer. Only do this with downloaded programs or files you don't have on CD because you can just reinstall the other programs. As for converting I'm not going to tell you not to but I would really advise against it because FAT32 formats have been known to just be hectic. I hope this helps.
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Response Number 2
Name: Alex40 Date: February 16, 2004 at 08:31:00 Pacific
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It is possible with PM8 but I would still back up any important data as things don't always go as they are supposed to.
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Response Number 3
Name: ops Date: February 16, 2004 at 09:31:17 Pacific
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