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(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:32 am
Post subject: NTFS -> FAT
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A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:57 pm
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"Wooding" wrote:
> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
My suggestion would be for him to just abandon ME and stick with W2K; perhaps this was his
subconscious desire all along. 
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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start again
"Wooding" <binswood.TakeThisOut@bigfeet.com> wrote in message
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> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
>
> --
> Regards, Gary Wooding
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> (Change feet to foot to reply)
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:19:27 +1030, "Brad" <noSPAM.DeleteThis@here.thanks.ok>
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>start again
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>"Wooding" <binswood.DeleteThis@bigfeet.com> wrote in message
>news:c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de...
>> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
>> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
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>> --
>> Regards, Gary Wooding
>>
>> (Change feet to foot to reply)
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Powerquest Partition Magic (www.powerquest.com) will convert drives to
and from NTFS, FAT, FAT32. Also makes linux EXT2 partitions, which is
handy for preparing disks to receive a linux installation.
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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And you think that answers my question?
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Regards, Gary Wooding
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"Brad" <noSPAM DeleteThis @here.thanks.ok> wrote in message
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> start again
>
>
>
> "Wooding" <binswood DeleteThis @bigfeet.com> wrote in message
> news:c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K
to
> > his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
> >
> > --
> > Regards, Gary Wooding
> >
> > (Change feet to foot to reply)
> >
> >
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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Version 5 of Partition Magic(which I have) only converts _to_ NTFS, not
_from_. What version converts from?
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"lorisarvendu" <mynym RemoveThis @hotmial.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:19:27 +1030, "Brad" <noSPAM RemoveThis @here.thanks.ok>
> wrote:
>
> >start again
> >
> >
> >
> >"Wooding" <binswood RemoveThis @bigfeet.com> wrote in message
> >news:c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de...
> >> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K
to
> >> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards, Gary Wooding
> >>
> >> (Change feet to foot to reply)
> >>
> >>
> >
> Powerquest Partition Magic (www.powerquest.com) will convert drives to
> and from NTFS, FAT, FAT32. Also makes linux EXT2 partitions, which is
> handy for preparing disks to receive a linux installation.
>
> -DaveB<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ --> >> Stay informed about: NTFS -> FAT |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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7 or 8 will deal with late versions of NTFS.
"Wooding" <binswood RemoveThis @bigfeet.com> wrote in message
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> Version 5 of Partition Magic(which I have) only converts _to_ NTFS,
not
> _from_. What version converts from?
>
> --
> Regards, Gary Wooding
>
> (Change feet to foot to reply)
> "lorisarvendu" <mynym RemoveThis @hotmial.com> wrote in message
> news:gehm20da446h5as6j0v965haadej4c62kc@4ax.com...
> > On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:19:27 +1030, "Brad" <noSPAM RemoveThis @here.thanks.ok>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >start again
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >"Wooding" <binswood RemoveThis @bigfeet.com> wrote in message
> > >news:c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de...
> > >> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when
adding W2K
> to
> > >> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Regards, Gary Wooding
> > >>
> > >> (Change feet to foot to reply)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > Powerquest Partition Magic (www.powerquest.com) will convert
drives to
> > and from NTFS, FAT, FAT32. Also makes linux EXT2 partitions,
which is
> > handy for preparing disks to receive a linux installation.
> >
> > -DaveB
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:19 pm
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:45:58 -0000, "Wooding" <binswood.TakeThisOut@bigfeet.com>
wrote:
>Version 5 of Partition Magic(which I have) only converts _to_ NTFS, not
>_from_. What version converts from?
The newest version.
But you first must make sure you don't have any NTFS compressed
folders or files on the drive (usually show up in blue). It won't
run if compressed stuff is there.
Good luck.
Have a nice week...
Trent
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 11:17 am
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"Wooding" said in news:c0garq$16dk35$2@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de:
> And you think that answers my question?
>
>
> (Change feet to foot to reply)
> "Brad" <noSPAM.TakeThisOut@here.thanks.ok> wrote in message
> news:402b3e11$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
>> start again
>>
>>
>>
>> "Wooding" <binswood.TakeThisOut@bigfeet.com> wrote in message
>> news:c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de...
>>> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding
>>> W2K to his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards, Gary Wooding
>>>
>>> (Change feet to foot to reply)
Yes, Brad gave you a viable method to use FAT32 (but not on how to convert
it). Don't expect everyone to be a genius here on every software utility
that exists. This is a group of your peers volunteering their time. As
such, expertise will vary. Not everyone knows of the capabilities of
PartitionMagic or other disk software. You didn't! If you would prefer a
different answer then prod for more replies by saying something like, "I'd
rather not do that. Too extreme. Any other solutions?" Of course, Brad
could have been less terse and mentioned that *Windows* doesn't provide an
option to revert from NTFS back to FAT.
Is your friend dual- or multi-booting different versions of Windows of which
one or more of them is still a 95-based version of Windows? It sounds like
that since you said your friend "added" Windows 2000 instead of upgrading
(whether a dirty or fresh upgrade).
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:16 pm
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"Wooding" <binswood.TakeThisOut@bigfeet.com> wrote in message news:<c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de>...
> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
No, converting a disk from FAT32 to NTFS is like upgrading a basic
disk to a dynamic disk. You can't go back, and if you do it will
destroy everthing. i.e. you will have to reformat the HDD. Sorry
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 12:00 am
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On 13 Feb 2004 11:16:05 -0800, jcousins.RemoveThis@crtpr.com (Jay Cousins) wrote:
>"Wooding" <binswood.RemoveThis@bigfeet.com> wrote in message news:<c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de>...
>> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
>> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
>
>No, converting a disk from FAT32 to NTFS is like upgrading a basic
>disk to a dynamic disk. You can't go back, and if you do it will
>destroy everthing. i.e. you will have to reformat the HDD. Sorry
>
>-Jay
Let's clarify this once and for all.
Q: Is there any way to convert a drive from NTFS back to FAT32, using
the Windows operating system?
A: No. The only way to convert drives in Windows 2000 or XP is to
use the command line utility "Convert". This only has options to
convert to NTFS, not the other way round.
Q: Can it be done any other way?
A: Up until a couple of years ago, Microsoft said No, It Can't Be
Done (TM). Then Powerquest released a version of the Partition Magic
utility that converted NTFS back to FAT32, with no loss of data. A
few months later Microsoft admitted Well...Yes It Could Be Done (TM).
Q: Will it destroy my data?
A: It might do, but only in so much as any disk operation "might"
destroy data. In my experience it doesn't I've just used Partition
Magic to convert an NTFS drive back to FAT32 (on my other PC), as I
write this. No data destroyed. It's unlikely Powerquest would add a
feature to PQMagic that had a strong tendency to destroy data.
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:00 am
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On 13 Feb 2004 11:16:05 -0800, jcousins.TakeThisOut@crtpr.com (Jay Cousins) wrote:
>"Wooding" <binswood.TakeThisOut@bigfeet.com> wrote in message news:<c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de>...
>> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
>> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
>
>No, converting a disk from FAT32 to NTFS is like upgrading a basic
>disk to a dynamic disk. You can't go back, and if you do it will
>destroy everthing. i.e. you will have to reformat the HDD. Sorry
>
>-Jay
Pure rubbish!
Have a nice week...
Trent
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2004 2:02 am
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On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 21:00:13 +0000, lorisarvendu <mynym.RemoveThis@hotmial.com>
wrote:
>On 13 Feb 2004 11:16:05 -0800, jcousins.RemoveThis@crtpr.com (Jay Cousins) wrote:
>
>>"Wooding" <binswood.RemoveThis@bigfeet.com> wrote in message news:<c0fb6k$163ohj$1@ID-103300.news.uni-berlin.de>...
>>> A friend accidently converted a FAT32 partition to NTFS when adding W2K to
>>> his ME system. Is there a way to convert it back?
>>
>>No, converting a disk from FAT32 to NTFS is like upgrading a basic
>>disk to a dynamic disk. You can't go back, and if you do it will
>>destroy everthing. i.e. you will have to reformat the HDD. Sorry
>>
>>-Jay
>
>Let's clarify this once and for all.
>
>Q: Is there any way to convert a drive from NTFS back to FAT32, using
>the Windows operating system?
>
>A: No. The only way to convert drives in Windows 2000 or XP is to
>use the command line utility "Convert". This only has options to
>convert to NTFS, not the other way round.
>
>Q: Can it be done any other way?
>
>A: Up until a couple of years ago, Microsoft said No, It Can't Be
>Done (TM). Then Powerquest released a version of the Partition Magic
>utility that converted NTFS back to FAT32, with no loss of data. A
>few months later Microsoft admitted Well...Yes It Could Be Done (TM).
>
>Q: Will it destroy my data?
>
>A: It might do, but only in so much as any disk operation "might"
>destroy data. In my experience it doesn't I've just used Partition
>Magic to convert an NTFS drive back to FAT32 (on my other PC), as I
>write this. No data destroyed. It's unlikely Powerquest would add a
>feature to PQMagic that had a strong tendency to destroy data.
>
>-DaveB
Very well put, Dave. Thanks.
Have a nice week...
Trent
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