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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Convert FAT to NTFS

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps:

1. Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.
   (OR)In Windows XP, click Start, click Run, type cmd and then click OK.

2. At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS. Convert.exe will attempt
   to convert the partition to NTFS.


NOTE:
Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion
from FAT to NTFS is minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on
the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.