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yes i heard about this FAT and NTSF thingy (i think thats what it is) i know how to change to NTSF but... i dont know how to back up, i saw a thread somewhere here about registry backing up with a link provided and i ended up looking at a site on how to back up... i forgot how it went but all i want to know how is to back up to the point where i can change the drive type. thanks

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The thingy is called the File System.

Check this topic for some information on backups.

Before changing your file system to NTFS

  • be aware that you cannot undo that operation (unless you use PartitionMagic)
  • make sure that you have a backup, in case anything goes wrong
  • clean up you disk, e.g. by running Ccleaner
  • defragment your disk

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Does Roll Back or System Restore ring any bells? If by "back up" that's what you mean then you won't be able to undo a change to NTFS using either of those. Both are to go back to a previous software version/pc setting.

As Pat has pointed out if you change to NTFS then want to change back to FAT32 then you will need a program like Partition Magic to do it for you.

The best way to back anything up (in my opinion) is to copy the files you want to a CDR or DVDR

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