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Thanks karlsnooks and mjf. I'll do as you suggest.
Vic
Thanks karlsnooks and mjf. I'll do as you suggest.
Vic
For years I've always just used the convert command within Windows to convert FAT or FAT32 to NTFS. It's always best to have the data copied somewhere else first, but the couple of dozen times I've used it I've never lost data.
It should be noted though, to ensure you realize the full performance benefits provided by NTFS you should always create a newly formatted NTFS, then place your files there. I'm not sure if third party software would do a better conversion (performance-wise) than Windows convert would.
Before I undertake any partition operation, never mind a format change, I make sure I have the data backed up in some way in case things screw up. This includes images for the OS/installed programs and any type of file data backup that takes your fancy.
My mistake too. I was reading it as wanting to convert FAT to NTFS. Looking back at prior posts I see it's an exFAT partition. I don't think the convert command can handle exFAT, only FAT and FAT32.