HDD File Systems??

[keyamon]

my main HDD is running FAT32 with XP pro installed (which i'm told means that i am limited to individual files of 4gig or less)

i've just installed a second HDD (and 80gig maxtor) and i partitioned it with NTFS so it can handle files over 4 gig.

now say i had a 4.7gig film on my NTFS drive and i wanted to re-encode it using a prog on my FAT32 drive would i end up with errors or wouln't it matter seen as the source file and save file will both be on the NTFS drive????

[bob_g]

Depends on the app you're using. Don't really matter where the app was installed, it matters where the app shoves it's temp/working files. Sometimes this is in the same place as the app, sometimes in TEMP (type SET at a CMD prompt to see where that is) or more commonly in the same place as the destination file. Most apps let you choose with a command line or option setting.

Bob.

[keyamon]

can i convert the file system on my FAT32 drive to ntfs without loosing any data??

[easy]

Nah i dont think you can. Am i wrong?? but i think i'm wright.

[Pegasus]

can i convert the file system on my FAT32 drive to ntfs without loosing any data??

Yes you can.

Open a command prompt and type convert c: /fs:ntfs and press enter.
You will be told that the operation cannot be completed immediately and that it will occur on the next reboot.


NOTE:
Replace c: with the letter of the drive you wish to convert the file system on.

[keyamon]

great.. it worked a treat
thanks

[easy]

I stand corrected...........

[sp41700]

but you can't convert it back without losing data.

[Pegasus]

but you can't convert it back without losing data.

Yes you can, but XP itself doesn't have the ability to go back again (not that anybody in their right mind would want to go back to FAT32 anyway).

Partition Magic would let you take the step back though.

[ss30]

Can you access a NTFS formatted HD in dos.

[wizard1974uk]

Can you access a NTFS formatted HD in dos.

I don't see why not.

[Pegasus]

Can you access a NTFS formatted HD in dos.

Yes you can, but you need to load an NTFS driver.