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Re: OT: 98 to XP and FAT32 to NTFS
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Nov 2001 16:01:25 -0800
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> I'm considering going to XP in the near future (after the first of the
> year).  Would it make sense to and what are the ramifications
> of converting
> my drive from FAT32 to NTFS?  Would the drive need to be
> wiped first or is
> that something that can be done with a loaded disk?

Would it make sense? Of course; NTFS provides security, integrity, and
performance benefits unavailable on FAT.

NT has done in-place FAT->NTFS conversion since it was released. There are
some requirements on the amount of free disk space on the target drive;
CONVERT will tell you if it needs more room.

If your expected hardware configuration + usage pattern is such that you'll
use the paging file a lot, consider keeping a separate FAT partition for the
paging file.

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