doug Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I want to convert my main oartition on the C drive to NTFS. I've set up several users but cannot locate the conversion package. Any pointers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 Doug, the best way to explain is to refer you to XP Help & Support. Type in "convert NTFS" and all will be revealed. :)Note: it's easy to do and safe but, make a backup first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homecomputeraid Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 I'm not sure what Microsoft's site says about it, but in addition to Doug's post, I do the following when I want to convert:Go to Start, Run, and type cmd in the Run dialogue, then click Ok.In the Command Window, type convert /? and hit Enter. You'll see the following:C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>convert /?Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X] volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name. /FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS. /V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode. /CvtArea:filename Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be the place holder for NTFS system files. /NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security settings to be accessible by everyone. /X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid.This shows you the command and the help about it.To do the actual conversion, type convert c: /fs:ntfs and hit Enter.The actual conversion will occur upon the next reboot. It takes a while depending on the size of your hard drive and the speed of your machine, and requires a reboot. If Disk Defragment doesn't automatically run after the last reboot, I recommend running it. Certainly, please back up, and check out Microsoft's site too.Hope this helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 :) Pretty much what H&S says :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted December 30, 2004 Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 http://www.windowsforum.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=15487:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted December 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2004 All seems to have gone OK. Got a couple of other issues but will start different threads. Thanks for responses chaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Glad it's sorted. You seem to be having a boat load of trouble these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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