Arif Mehal wrote:
> How to convert FAT32 to NTFS? And how long does it take? I have 80GB Hard
> Drive. I dont want to lose my data.
>
>
You can safely convert your current hard drive to NTFS whenever
desired, without having to format the partition and reinstall
everything. As always when performing any serious changes, back up any
important data before proceeding, just in case. A little advance
preparation is also strongly recommended, so you can avoid any
performance hits caused by the default cluster size:
True Image: (Has a 15 day free trial, you will need either a second internal
or an external hard drive).
JS
http://www.acronis.com/
"Arif Mehal" <arifmehal@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> How to convert FAT32 to NTFS? And how long does it take? I have 80GB Hard
> Drive. I dont want to lose my data.
>
>
"JS" <@> wrote in message news:eyM$uF3kHHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Backup Solution to Bruce's post.
>
> True Image: (Has a 15 day free trial, you will need either a second
> internal or an external hard drive).
>
> JS
How would you use true image to convert from fat32 to ntfs?
JS wrote:
> Backup Solution to Bruce's post.
>
> True Image: (Has a 15 day free trial, you will need either a second
> internal or an external hard drive).
Jerry wrote:
> How would you use true image to convert from fat32 to ntfs?
Re-comprehend the secondary response...
"Backup Solution to Bruce's Post"
<<-- In other words - to be safe, you should backup your stuff before
following Bruce's advice...
"Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> JS wrote:
>> Backup Solution to Bruce's post.
>>
>> True Image: (Has a 15 day free trial, you will need either a second
>> internal or an external hard drive).
>
> Jerry wrote:
>> How would you use true image to convert from fat32 to ntfs?
>
> Re-comprehend the secondary response...
>
> "Backup Solution to Bruce's Post"
> <<-- In other words - to be safe, you should backup your stuff before
> following Bruce's advice...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
Jerry wrote:
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:eyM$uF3kHHA.4768@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Backup Solution to Bruce's post.
>>
>> True Image: (Has a 15 day free trial, you will need either a second
>> internal or an external hard drive).
>>
>> JS
>
> How would you use true image to convert from fat32 to ntfs?
>
>
You can't. JS was merely recommending it as a back-up mechanism to use
before attempting the conversion.
FAT32 to NTFS 
Linear Mode
