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How do I convert my SSD from NTFS to exFat?

Anonymous
2009-10-31T14:15:22+00:00

When I installed windows for the first time, it didn't ask me which type of file system I wanted to format my drive in. Now, I clicked on the format button in setup, and I got NTFS, but I heard solid states perform best in exfat. what gives?

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  1. Anonymous
    2009-10-31T17:11:12+00:00

    When I installed windows for the first time, it didn't ask me which type of file system I wanted to format my drive in. Now, I clicked on the format button in setup, and I got NTFS, but I heard solid states perform best in exfat. what gives?

    I understand that Windows must see the drive as "removable" in order to offer exFAT formatting.

    If you get that option during install, I am surprised.

    Also, I do not beleive there is any benefit for exFAT over NTFS for a hard drive.

    The only reason it was released was to allow larger files (>4GB) to be copied to thumb drives and SD (which were FAT32).

    NTFS supports any files you will need to have in the next decade, I think.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-06-03T14:14:36+00:00

    The only way that I know is:

    By prompt type format D: /FS:exFAT /V:VolumeName /Q /A:4096 /X (D: = DriverLetter: )

    Its works very fine.

    The exFAT is very good, loss defrags, very fast, small memory consume.... and until today is hackers safe.

    I would like that MS do a Convert tool for change NTFS volumes to exFAT without format and data loss.

    I'm using exfat on all my hds, not only the system boot hds, because when installed Win7 it was formated to NTFS with two partitions, and I need the convert tool for these.

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