remove exfat and install ntsf

Question

simple i have a 128 gig thumb and want to format to ntsf most of my applications do not need exfat

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Answer 1

Hi,

Follow the steps below to convert the thumb drive partition to ntfd from fat32.

1. Close any open programs running on the partition or logical drive to be converted.
2. Click the Start button  , click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.   If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
3. In the Command Prompt window, type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs, where drive_letter is the letter of the drive you want to convert, and then press ENTER. For example, convert E: /fs:ntfs would convert drive E to the NTFS format.
4. Type the name of the volume you want to convert, and then press ENTER. To view the available volumes, click the Start button, and then click Computer. The volumes are listed under Hard Disk Drives.

Convert a hard disk or partition to NTFS format

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Convert-a-hard-disk-or-partition-to-NTFS-format

Note:

If the partition you are converting contains system files—which would be the case if you are converting your entire hard disk—you will need to restart your computer for the conversion to take place. If your disk is almost full, the conversion process might not succeed. If you receive an error, try deleting unnecessary files, or back up files to another location, to free up disk space.

Hope this helps.

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Answer 2

Hello JeanneWTH & norman5

To avoid confusion, please begin your own, new thread about YOUR specific problem and computer. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2; Vista SP2; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 SP1; Win7 64-bit; Win7 64-bit SP1) in your first post. Thank you.

It be best if you actually gave an answer to avoid confusion.

Answer 3

Hello JeanneWTH & norman5

To avoid confusion, please begin your own, new thread about YOUR specific problem and computer. State your current IE version and full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; WinXP 64-bit SP2; Vista SP2; Vista 64-bit SP2; Win7; Win7 SP1; Win7 64-bit; Win7 64-bit SP1) in your first post. Thank you.

Answer 4

I have followed your steps in order to remove exFAT and install NTFS on external USB disk, and I got error message: 'convert is not available for EXFAT drives' on my win Vista SP2.

Please help... Thanks.

I get the same error - also the same when trying to convert from NTFS (have an older computer that does not recognize either and wanted to convert some files to FAT32).

Answer 5

I have followed your steps in order to remove exFAT and install NTFS on external USB disk, and I got error message: 'convert is not available for EXFAT drives' on my win Vista SP2.

Please help... Thanks.