I have a AMD Sempron 3000+ 1.8MHz,224 MB of RAM (Laptop.)
2007-01-31 03:34:01 · 11 answers · asked by AFOUR 7 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Not using the windows tools. Using the windows tools you can safely convert FAT to NTFS but *not* the other way round - btw Windows NT uses the NTFS format, there is no NT format as such.
However, you can get third party tools, for example Powerquest Partition Magic - using this tool you *can* convert partitions, resize existing partition and move/copy partitions, functions that the windows tools *cannot* do!
I personally use both the dos and windows versions of Power Quest Partition Magic, although I personally have never converted ntfs to fat as this is like going from a race car back to an old skoda with one wheel!
NTFS format is far more superiror to the FAT partition type, plus it supports larger partition sizes , has LBA support and has way smaller cluster sizes so you loose less disk space, and more importantly has a ACL (security) built in. Stick to NTFS if you can.
If you dont have access to these third party tools and you have enough extra disk space the only other option is to temporarily copy the data over to another partition and delete the origional partition and recreate to whatever format you want - you can then copy the data back over.
Hope this helps
2007-01-31 03:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by redbaron101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Microsoft provides a tool as part of the Windows NT and Windows 2000 operating systems that allows you to convert a FAT partition into NTFS. Unsurprisingly, it is called "CONVERT.EXE". You run it from the command line using an invocation such as "convert c: /fs:ntfs", which tells Windows to convert the "C:" volume into the NTFS file system. The conversion is fairly straight-forward, but there are some caveats you should keep in mind when performing a conversion:
Conversion is a "one-way trip". The CONVERT utility does not allow you to convert from NTFS back into FAT (though third-party utilities may; see below.)
The conversion process requires several megabytes of free space on the volume, to allow for the creation of disk structures and other overhead. Don't try to convert a partition that is completely full or the process may fail.
NTFS partitions that are converted from FAT partitions under Windows NT are assigned a cluster size of 512 bytes, which may reduce performance compared to larger cluster sizes that are the default for new NTFS partitions. Windows 2000 has corrected this problem. See this page for more discussion of this issue.
2007-01-31 03:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by Shashank 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, the newer PCs and laptops will have 3 partitions. Its usually the ones with windows or mac already installed on it. The First partition will be just necessary files to perform a system format and re installation of files. This will be hidden and unavailable to use. The second (C:) will contain files for Windows, program files and installed files. This is usually in the format of FAT32 or similar. The third (D:) is usually a NTFS format which is a type that allows file transfer and peer to peer links. This is basically a different type of partition that some programs to operate. It will be absolutely fine to store any type of file on the D drive- it will just act as an extra hard-drive. It is possible to get rid of the partition, which i usually do because i find split hard drives annoying! lol. Use "Partition Manager 5.5" if needed be, no higher version is needed. hope this helps!
2016-05-23 22:52:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, the only way to do is to fdisk and format.
There is no logical reason to go back to FAT/FAT32. That technology is much older and takes up more space than the NTFS does. The only advantage is you can access a FAT32 drive from DOS. That's all.
2007-01-31 03:38:39 · answer #4 · answered by Benjamin M 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No - you can't roll it back without formatting. Why would you want to not stay on NTFS? That's the most secure!
2007-01-31 03:37:57 · answer #5 · answered by lifesajoy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
FAT to NTFS: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/maintain/convertfat.mspx
Reverse: Only format.
2007-02-02 20:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Deepak Vasudevan 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No and its not a good idea to get rid of the NTFS
2007-01-31 03:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by Denny O 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes surely you can do this wihtout formatting your hard drive. For this you need a software called "partition magic".
2007-01-31 03:59:54 · answer #8 · answered by vivek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm...No NTFS etc is the format
2007-01-31 03:37:34 · answer #9 · answered by yeraluzer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutely no...
2007-01-31 03:36:56 · answer #10 · answered by aRnObIe 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋