2007-02-05 15:55:47 · 5 answers · asked by hamish 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
I will pretend that the letter of your external hard drive is D: go to command prompt(DOS) and type FORMAT D: /FS:NTFS and then press enter!!! Done
2007-02-05 16:00:14 · answer #1 · answered by dabedatiludlisi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's assume for the purposes of an example that the external drive is the "Z" drive.
From the DOS prompt, type in:
format Z: /FS:NTFS
That'll do it.
2007-02-06 00:06:38 · answer #2 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you haver data on the drive that you do not wish to loose, you can convert it to NTFS rather than reformat ..
If the Drive is Z:
at DOS/CMD Prompt type :-
CONVERT Z: /FS:NTFS
2007-02-06 02:49:45 · answer #3 · answered by adr41n 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You could also try right clicking the drive and select format. Then select File system which should give you alternative file format.
2007-02-06 02:06:25 · answer #4 · answered by ßertie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, you can format it just like the answer above describes.
2007-02-06 00:02:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋