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NTFS to FAT32?
Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any
caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom |
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Anomaly wrote:
Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob |
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"Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob I have a small network in my home/office, 2 of which are my main machines. On these two machines, I have several drives with multiple partitions. Some are NTFS, some are FAT32. I hesitate to convert all to FAT32 due to DOS inaccessibility. The partitions that I *did* convert are for Video and ghost images. What I discovered that I don't like about NTFS for the imaging partitions is that it limits my choice of programs to restore (and thus write) images. I have several imaging programs, amongst them those that have will read from NTFS drives (Acronis TI for example), but I would like to maintain compatibility with the DOS imaging programs and really see no reason to maintain NTFS for an imaging partition. Am I missing something in that regard? Thanks, Anom |
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"Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob Another thought: Since the partition I wish to revert back to FAT32 is not an OS partition, is it possible to merely move the files to another partition, re-format the partition to FAT 32 from within the Disk Management snap in and then move all the files back? Thanks, Anom |
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Anomaly wrote:
"Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob I have a small network in my home/office, 2 of which are my main machines. On these two machines, I have several drives with multiple partitions. Some are NTFS, some are FAT32. I hesitate to convert all to FAT32 due to DOS inaccessibility. The partitions that I *did* convert are for Video and ghost images. What I discovered that I don't like about NTFS for the imaging partitions is that it limits my choice of programs to restore (and thus write) images. I have several imaging programs, amongst them those that have will read from NTFS drives (Acronis TI for example), but I would like to maintain compatibility with the DOS imaging programs and really see no reason to maintain NTFS for an imaging partition. Am I missing something in that regard? Thanks, Anom I think NTFS can handle larger files than FAT. That can be important for, e.g., video capture. -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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Previously Anomaly wrote:
"Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob Another thought: Since the partition I wish to revert back to FAT32 is not an OS partition, is it possible to merely move the files to another partition, re-format the partition to FAT 32 from within the Disk Management snap in and then move all the files back? I see no reason why not. The risk should be relatively small: If you do this and it fails, you still have the files on that other partition and can change the first one back to NTFS. Arno -- For email address: lastname AT tik DOT ee DOT ethz DOT ch GnuPG: ID:1E25338F FP:0C30 5782 9D93 F785 E79C 0296 797F 6B50 1E25 338F "The more corrupt the state, the more numerous the laws" - Tacitus |
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Ghost 8.0 can read and write images from/to NTFS while system is booted in
DOS mode. "Anomaly" wrote in message news:xYved.106732$Lo6.19339@fed1read03... "Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob I have a small network in my home/office, 2 of which are my main machines. On these two machines, I have several drives with multiple partitions. Some are NTFS, some are FAT32. I hesitate to convert all to FAT32 due to DOS inaccessibility. The partitions that I *did* convert are for Video and ghost images. What I discovered that I don't like about NTFS for the imaging partitions is that it limits my choice of programs to restore (and thus write) images. I have several imaging programs, amongst them those that have will read from NTFS drives (Acronis TI for example), but I would like to maintain compatibility with the DOS imaging programs and really see no reason to maintain NTFS for an imaging partition. Am I missing something in that regard? Thanks, Anom |
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You will lose assigned security permissions and will probably get new SFNs
for some files. If that is not your concern, then your procedure is fine. "Anomaly" wrote in message news:M%wed.107230$Lo6.68394@fed1read03... "Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob Another thought: Since the partition I wish to revert back to FAT32 is not an OS partition, is it possible to merely move the files to another partition, re-format the partition to FAT 32 from within the Disk Management snap in and then move all the files back? Thanks, Anom |
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"CJT" wrote in message ... Anomaly wrote: "Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob I have a small network in my home/office, 2 of which are my main machines. On these two machines, I have several drives with multiple partitions. Some are NTFS, some are FAT32. I hesitate to convert all to FAT32 due to DOS inaccessibility. The partitions that I *did* convert are for Video and ghost images. What I discovered that I don't like about NTFS for the imaging partitions is that it limits my choice of programs to restore (and thus write) images. I have several imaging programs, amongst them those that have will read from NTFS drives (Acronis TI for example), but I would like to maintain compatibility with the DOS imaging programs and really see no reason to maintain NTFS for an imaging partition. Am I missing something in that regard? Thanks, Anom I think NTFS can handle larger files than FAT. That can be important for, e.g., video capture. Thanks, CJT. That's the main reason I converted my video partitions to NTFS, and imaging partitions as well, but had 2nd thoughts later regarding the imaging partitions.due to compatibility. |
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"Peter" wrote in message ... Ghost 8.0 can read and write images from/to NTFS while system is booted in DOS mode. Ghost is (was?) a great program. I had recently come to the conclusion that I would no longer use Norton products but, believing that there was no way Symantec could screw up Ghost, I recently upgraded to Ghost 9. I was wrong and am awaiting my refund. I have Acronis TI7, which is pretty good and am considering BING as well, but, paranoid that I am, I would like to keep backward compatibility. "Anomaly" wrote in message news:xYved.106732$Lo6.19339@fed1read03... "Bob Willard" wrote in message news:Kxsed.293818$MQ5.154388@attbi_s52... Anomaly wrote: Is there anyway to convert an NTFS partition back to FAT 32? If so, any caveats to doing so? Thanks! Anom XP has no built-in way to do so, other than backing up all needed files, then reinstalling XP, then restoring all those files. There are non-M$ tools that can convert NTFS to FAT32. But first, you should think seriously about why you want to switch back to a relatively primitive filesystem. -- Cheers, Bob I have a small network in my home/office, 2 of which are my main machines. On these two machines, I have several drives with multiple partitions. Some are NTFS, some are FAT32. I hesitate to convert all to FAT32 due to DOS inaccessibility. The partitions that I *did* convert are for Video and ghost images. What I discovered that I don't like about NTFS for the imaging partitions is that it limits my choice of programs to restore (and thus write) images. I have several imaging programs, amongst them those that have will read from NTFS drives (Acronis TI for example), but I would like to maintain compatibility with the DOS imaging programs and really see no reason to maintain NTFS for an imaging partition. Am I missing something in that regard? Thanks, Anom |
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