has anybody had a problem when or after converting his hard drive prtition from FAT to NTFS under windows ?? any files damged or lost ?
2006-11-17 08:08:47 · 8 answers · asked by HornySmile 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
No problems.
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2006-11-17 09:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have done it several times with no issues.
However, I recommend you consider why you are doing the conversion, as it will actually slow down your access times. The only reason for the conversion that I can see is the additional file security of NTFS.
2006-11-17 16:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by brad34471 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi!
No, unless...
1. There were errors on FAT.
2. The conversion utility works less than "fine".
You probably used the MS utility. That, however, deletes all files on drive ... :((
Good luck!
2006-11-17 16:17:27 · answer #3 · answered by Robintel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. your files won,t get lost. it's just that fat32 was the old system and ntfs is suppose to be more stable. per Microsoft.
2006-11-17 16:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by RIchard H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To changeover from a fat 32 to an NTSF filesystem, you have to reformat your hard drive. When you reformat a hard drive you a erase everything, and change the file structures. In other words, you're going to lose everything!
2006-11-17 16:16:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not if you do it the right way. I recently did it to 3 of my PC's and they all work fine.
2006-11-17 16:58:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if you don't mind losing all the data on the drive.
2006-11-17 16:52:52 · answer #7 · answered by watchher01 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you shouldn't have any problems although you haven't specified how and why your going to do it
2006-11-17 16:16:22 · answer #8 · answered by halicon2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋