partitioned hdd question?

negrito211 · 01-02-2009, 12:25 PM

i have used gparted to partition my hdd in 2 formats.but one of the partitions i would like to change the format type. i think its fat32 and i wanna to change it to ntfs (not sure if thats correct) but, my main question is if i just wanna change that part of the hdd is the entire hdd gonna be formated or just the "fat32" side cause i dont wanna lose my data on the other side.

repo · 01-02-2009, 12:27 PM

if you have 2 partitions, only the partition you want to change will change.

jstephens84 · 01-02-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by negrito211

i have used gparted to partition my hdd in 2 formats.but one of the partitions i would like to change the format type. i think its fat32 and i wanna to change it to ntfs (not sure if thats correct) but, my main question is if i just wanna change that part of the hdd is the entire hdd gonna be formated or just the "fat32" side cause i dont wanna lose my data on the other side.

It should convert only the partition that you select. Just make sure you backup all your data first before you try anything. Also even though the paritions are on the same hard drive they are still viewed separately ina logical way.

jiml8 · 01-04-2009, 10:27 AM

If you are running Windows on that partition, there is a tool that will automatically convert FAT to NTFS with all data in place.

jstephens84 · 01-05-2009, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jiml8

If you are running Windows on that partition, there is a tool that will automatically convert FAT to NTFS with all data in place.

ah yes, the convertfs command. I think it is something like

Code:

convert <volume> /FS:NTFS