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ntfs v fat32
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I've acquired a Western Digital 250Gb portable hard drive which is formatted to FAT32 and as this is not the same as my other storage medium, will I be able to re-format it to NTFS without causing any damage and if so ,where would I get such a programme to do the job?
I am completely in the dark here so I would really appreciate any constructive advice.
Many thanks
Grandpappy
I am completely in the dark here so I would really appreciate any constructive advice.
Many thanks
Grandpappy
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.They come as FAT for comatibility with earlier versions of Windows. You can reformat it. Note this will remove any files you have already saved there.
Windows has the capability built in.
Instructions here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup /tips/advanced/ntfs.mspx
Windows has the capability built in.
Instructions here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/setup /tips/advanced/ntfs.mspx
http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/s wissknife.htm
will do upto about 2048gb in FAT32
or a old windows 98 boot disk will also format larger than 32gb
will do upto about 2048gb in FAT32
or a old windows 98 boot disk will also format larger than 32gb