Convert FAT to NTFS WITHOUT FORMATTING

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• What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated.

  What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated. (IE without deleting the files from a particular disk).

  Difference between material FAT & FAT32?

  I have a disk full of files, and it is in the FAT32 file system. As I can't copy large files (5 GB +) in this player, I intend to fix this by changing the file systems. Apparently, it is not possible to do it without formatting. I am curious about a way to do this without destroying the drive.

  Thanks in advance.

  Eguy

  Tuesday, October 9, 2012 16:55:51 + 0000, Eguy wrote:

  What is FAT, FAT32 & NTFS maximum file size of file systems supported? File system of all the methods of the passage of FAT & FAT32 to NTFS without formatting is appreciated. (IE without deleting the files from a particular disk).

  Difference between material FAT & FAT32?

  First, note that there are three varieties of FAT: FAT12, FAT16, and
  FAT32. Many people call just FAT16 FAT, because before that FAT32 is out.
  FAT16 is the only variety used for hard drives, so just
  The FAT was not enough.

  FAT12 (hardly any more used) had a maximum volume size of 12 MB.
  It has been used almost exclusively for floppy disks.

  FAT16 was used on hard disks (or partitions) up to 4 GB and had a
  cluster size which varied from 2 KB to 64 KB, depending on the size of
  the partition. It serves almost never again, because almost nobody does
  a as small as 4 GB partitions.

  FAT32 FAT16 succeeded and has a maximum drive size of 2 TB. His
  maximum file size is 4 GB, which explains why you can't copy a file of 5 GB to
  it. its cluster size is 4 KB up to an 8 GB partition. Beyond 8 GB the
  cluster size develops up to 32 KB.
  NTFS, that's what almost everyone should use on their hard drives
  today. Its maximum volume size is 2 ^ ^ 64-1 and its maximum file size
  16 × 1024 is ^ ^ 6 bytes (much more than the bigger hard drive available
  today). Cluster size is 4 KB, regardless of the size of the volume.

  I have a disk full of files, and it is in the FAT32 file system. As I can't copy large files (5 GB +) in this player, I intend to fix this by changing the file systems.

  Good! You should.

  Apparently, it is not possible to do it without formatting.

  It's not correct. To convert to NTFS, use you the CONVERT
  command. But first read http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm , because
  There is an important question about the size of cluster that is not obvious.

  Also note that conversion is an important step, touching everything on your
  drive. When you take a big step, no matter how unlikely it is
  always possible that something can go wrong. For this reason, there
  careful to make sure that you have a backup of everything you can not afford to
  lose before you start.

  Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP

• Can ' RAW be converted to "NTFS" without formatting?

  I replaced the power supply in my Dell Dimension 8200/Windows XP and added a new WD 250 GB HD as my master (C) and moved the may have "damaged" Maxtor 80 GB to the position "slave." Both hard drives are recognized as 'online' and 'Healthy' disk management, but 'C' is listed under the "NTFS" file system while 'E' is empty and listed as "RAW" file under properties system. The two HDs show scores. How can I convert the RAW file system in the primary partition of the HD 'E' slave without formatting and losing my data? Haven't found the "recovery discs" for sale online that appeared "reliable." Thanks in advance!

  I didn't say it was worse.

• How can I convert RAW hard Drives - Partition to Partition hard drives to NTFS without formatting hard drives?

  Hard drive has already been partitioned into E: pilot and H:. However, recently, the format of the driver: suddenly changed from NTFS to RAW. There are some important data in this driver. I don't want to format this driver, unless the data can be retrieved.

  I would like to ask for your help to find the solution for this problem.
  Thank you

  RAW generally means that the drive is/has failed.

  Data cannot be considered as important if you have no backups

  You can try this utility free http://www.piriform.com/recuva

• Presentation of matrix raid NTFS without formatting?

  Hi all

  I just installed ESXi 4.1 on a server that has a RAID of 4 TB, formatted NTFS.

  The raid card is an Areca ARC - 1260ML. I got it working after working with the console!

  However, I don't want to lose all my data on the RAID array and it is simply a lot of backup. How can I make this ESXi matrix RAID of the guest OS?

  Thank you very much

  To be honest, I don't know!

  My guess is, you will not be able to mount it to a virtual machine at all. However, if you are able to do this work somehow, I'd wait the corruption of data.

  Hope you have a good backup in place

  André

• Converting FAT32 to NTFS

  Have anyone of you already tried that? If so, what was the outcome? I have my Mac Boot Camp partition in FAT32 format. Unfortunately, I can't move the partition on a new and bigger hard drive without having to NTFS

  As WinClone won't recognize FAT32. I fear of incompatibility with some applications after the conversion, as is common on Windows operating systems. Thank you...

  http://www.NTFS.com/quest3.htm

  Convert FAT to NTFS

  Q: is it possible to convert a hard disk FAT32 to NTFS without losing all the data on the disk? I like to change FAT32 to NTFS, my operating system is Windows XP PRO, how can I do this? Without the loss of my programs?

  Standard A: utility in Windows that is called CONVERT serves this purpose

  Just go to the command prompt and run the command:

  C:\ > CONVERT C:/FS: NTFS

  Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.

  After machine re-boot conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without data loss.

  Hello

  Unless the request is on the filesystem directly, there should be no problem.  It is however to all individual applications.

  For more information about how to convert a FAT32 file system volume NTFS: How to convert a volume FAT16 or FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP file system

• Connect a NTFS HARD drive directly to the virtual system without format (ESXi 5.0)

  Hi, I am fairly new with ESXi and everything, so this may be a very stupid question. I installed ESXi 5.0 without any problem and it converted my old win Server 2008 without problem. Windows worked also as a data store and he had pretty much full 1 TB HARD drive connected to itself. Now, I would like to know how this HDD to NTFS to directly connect to this virtual machine. I can see the disk devices, but I could not find a way to connect to this computer. I wanted to make data store or something like that, but that in fact the data store is not possible without formatting the drive.

  I would be grateful for any suggestion. Thank you

  Welcome to the community,

  Although not supported (I suppose that the system is in any way a Whitebox) you could try to attach the drive as a ROW for the virtual machine. For how this can be done, take a look at http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/SATA_RDMs.php

  André

• Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive? If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  Install Windows 8 automatically formats the hard drive?  If this isn't the case, I should format it FAT or NTFS drive before installing Win/8?

  No, this isn't format the hard drive, what's done is put your existing version of Windows in a folder called "windows.old", it indeed erases old files of version and folders, leaving free space on the existing partition "NTFS" (formerly ocupied by your previous version of windows) in which is installed Windows 8.

  And "NTFS" is the only file system that supports Windows 8.

  J W Stuart: http://www.pagestart.com

• How to change from fat to ntfs

  I'm trying to update my bios, when I went from vista 32-bit to 64-bit windows 7, I had to change most everything in my laptop. My laptop is an acer with all amd products. He came with a very high range graphics, but I've improved it best I could. I continued to get problems such as that of crashing and things like the normal blue screen, so I did a bit of reading on the problem and found that I need to update my bios to accommodate improvements to the rest. NOW IS where the bat hurt. My file system (NTFS) is I think that I spelled correctly, however I tried and tried to update without success. That's when I looked at the properties of the specific file and he said down that (FAT) is the host file. This is my problem and if so how can I fix it. I worked on it for a year or better - I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GRATEFUL FOR the HELP!

  Hi Timcruce,

  As you are facing problems with the update of the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), I suggest you contact the manufacturer of the computer as they realese the BIOS updated.

  Warning: BIOS change / semiconductor (CMOS) to complementary metal oxide settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

  Changing the file system from FAT to NTFS is recommended in the Windows 7 operating system. However, the change of the file system is not bound with BIOS update.

  You can see these articles for more information on the change of FAT to NTFS file systems:

  Convert a hard disk or partition to NTFS format

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/convert-a-hard-disk-or-partition-to-NTFS-format

   

  Comparing the NTFS and FAT32 file systems

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/comparing-NTFS-and-FAT32-file-systems

  Hope this information helps. Please return back with the results so that help you solve the problem.

• How can I change the permission of my external hard drive from tours and write "without formatting?

  My Toshiba external hard disk format was automatically replaced Windows NTFS after I had plugged on a Windows PC. Therefore, the permissions of the drive changed to 'read only' to "read and write" after that I used on my Mac. It happened once before and I remember the engineer on duty in an apple authorized service center had solved the problem without format the external hard drive. This is not an option for me now as well, but all the solutions, I looked to say online that the formatting of the disc is the first step. Help, please!

  Install software such as Paragon NTFS on the Mac.

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• Looking for a perfect Solution for a file convert MBOX to the Excel Format?

  I looked at all the software on the market online, but I have not seen an effective solution to perform this conversion. In fact I want to convert MBOX file to Excel file format because sometimes I need see MBOX data all at once in a single Excel sheet. So, is it a complete solution available that help me out to convert a MBOX file to Excel format without any error.

  Hello Gemmahandcock

  I found a third-party software on Microsoft TechNet, named MBOX Converter Wizard that will maintain the MBOX emails in format Excel (CSV) with the correct information. When I tested this software to convert MBOX file to Excel format then it properly complete the process extract email attachments and save in the new folder.

  I recommend this software as it not only convert MBOX to Excel, but gives also facilitated to convert MBOX files in several formats to common files such as HTML, RTF, PDF, etc. from PST.

  Download link: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/MBOX-Converter-5767e6c6

• I want to convert documents to PDF/A format as a batch process?

  I want to convert documents to PDF/A format programmatically? Y at - it no tool to do? Can I get a link to the trial version of it?

  In detail, my question is:

  I'm looking for a plug-in or tool that can convert pdf, word, excel documents to PDF/A format in batches, or treatment as a plug-in for a program.  Help, please.  Thank you.

  OK, since we're not on a server, Acrobat becomes possible. (It is not allowed or technically adapted for a server). This must be run in a session interactive (no example of a service).

  Caution:

  -Acrobat does not offer any Automation direct folder conversion, or watched folders

  -Acrobat must be installed, able to run and not do something else (synchronous)

  -Acrobat is designed for the automation of very light; don't think that configuration to run on hundreds of files without waiting for the failure of a certain type

  -These automatisms are complex and sometimes run other applications like Word. There is a lot to go wrong, especially if the user is trying to do something else.

  -Conversion of files to the PDF/A format requires firstly converted to PDF, and then automate the control upstream to PDF/A. I have seen a few reports of success with these, but a lot of pain too. the Acrobat SDK kit has many hold information but not samples or hand.

  -Be sure you understand the PDF/A format, you need

  -If you want to go to TIFF to text, you can also automate OCR, which seems even more heavy.

  -The PDF/A formats with marking really correctly calls the text tag; in my view, automatic labelling is of very little value and no production process must be set to; creating PDFs correctly labeled is an operation very intensive work, which requires highly skilled operators.

• Move LUNS from physical Windows area to an ESX VM without formatting

  Hello. I'll convert machines physical (with converter stand alone) in virtual machines on my ESX servers.

  These servers have local drives (for the OS, the quorum and other data readers) as well as multiple LUNS.

  First question:

  My thoughts were to convert only local drives (jump the LUNS as they are already on the SAN). Then have the path of the SAN people (let me see) to my ESX servers. BIG draw back is that when I first plug a logic unit number, he wants to format. How can I connect to it and knew him ESX as store data without formatting? On the page [disk/LUN - formatting], there is no way NO format.

  Second question:

  When you allow an ESX box to see a logic unit number that uses a Windows box, there is assertion that ESX wouldn't let me even see. It happens just to expiry. Is anyway about this or what I was removing people SAN paths to my Windows boxes and then add first to my ESX boxes later?  The SAN is controlled by another agency and this would add a lot of time in the middle and these servers are critical and can not be down for long.

  If anyone can provide fairly detailed steps I would really appreciate it.

  INFORMATION:

  vCenter

  4.1.0 345043

  ESX servers

  4.1.0 < various levels of patch >

  physical boxes

  Windows 2003

  SAN

  Hitachi Fiber Channel

  (1) you can use these LUNS as RDM (raw device mapping), in which case you do NOT have to reformat them.  You just create a mapping of RDM.  See page 140 of this document: http://www.vmware.com/pdf/vsphere4/r41/vsp_41_esx_server_config.pdf

  (2) Windows will apply the locks to the volume.  You need service entirely volumes of old guests prior to commissioning for the new ESX hosts.

• Satellite A200-237: Visat Installation without formatting the two partitions

  Yesterday, I installed Windws Vista and all other software for my Satellite A200-237.
  A has 2 partition of my drive hard C and E.

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  And when I installed windws xp that I formatted only C and E remained as it was, so I've always had my files on my laptop. I did the same with my formatted partition C AND e. visat toshiba and vista and unfortunately I lost all my files and I now have the partition C and F instead of C and E.

  Is it possible (for the next time I re install vista and format the hard disk) without format my second partition?
  Is this possible or do I really have a second HD?

  I do not remember Vista asking me what partition I want to format and with XP, I had that choice.
  Help, please.

  Hello

  Well. Usually it of possible, but only by using the original CD of Windows Vista.
  Then, you choose the partition where the operating system must be installed.

  Using the recovery CD all partitions will be deleted simply said; the recovery CD formats the entire HARD drive and you will lose all the data stored on the partitions

• Qosmio G20: How to repair Windows without formatting?

  Hello
  I have a qosmio G20 bought in October 2005. I need to repair my OS. The CD/DVD provided with the Windows XP MCE do not provide an option 'fix' as one provided when you buy a copy of Windows. How can I repair my OS without format my laptop?

  Thanks in advance for your kind cooperation

  Antonis

  The supplied restore CD does not contain the repair console because it s not an original Windows CD. The restore CD contains only an image of the files. Don't mix it with the CD of Microsoft!

  To get into the repair console, you will need the original CD of Microsoft Windows.
  I also read on the Microsoft site that it of possible to download the repair on 6 discs FDD console. Then you could boot from this drive FDD and you might be able to get into the repair console. But I have never tested this procedure.

  I found this useful MS document also how to install and use the Recovery Console in Windows XP
  http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/307654