blacksmith
Hi, i have a 500GB External hard-drive which keeps letting me down,i have hundreds of files installed in it my problem is i am getting a new one but do not know if i can transfer these files in any way.once i get it to run i am ok for perhaps 10 minutes then it tells me it is not compatible with the computer this has been happening for some time so i thought it ws time to replace it,any help in how to transfer things appreciated.
blacksmith.
Answer
Windows XP:
Your computer needs to be NTFS to see the large hdd, and to use files larger than 4 gig. If you computer is Fat32, then it will not see a large external or internal drive when the files in a folder on that drive add up to more than 4gb.
The drive needs to be NTFS because when you start adding files to it, eventually it will freeze.
Fat32 to NTFS
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you can change the file system with out losing the data
To Check your hard drive, flash drive or external hard drive do this. They ALL need to be NTFS to handle today's large size file addressing..
Open my computer, right click the drive >properties. In the pop up it will say FAT or NTFS in the file system. If its FAT you need to change it to NTFS to handle large files and drive sizes.
Do it in this order:
1, Open my computer> right click the drive >properties >tools >check now >tick both boxes to clear the disk of any errors, then:
2. defrag the drive (tools)
3. Enter the convert command like this:
say the usb drive is F:
Click Start > Run > "convert F: /fs:ntfs /v /nosecurity /x" without the quotes.
same for your C drive. (paste above convert command and change the drive letter)
I have done this a lot and never lost any data. Just don't interfere or take risks. The biggest risk is a power failure while its doing it. It doesn't take long. If you find it doesn't do the conversion, then run Chkdisk to fix errors then try again.
You can read about it in XP help files.
Click start >help and support >type format in the search â look in the overviews.
Windows XP:
Your computer needs to be NTFS to see the large hdd, and to use files larger than 4 gig. If you computer is Fat32, then it will not see a large external or internal drive when the files in a folder on that drive add up to more than 4gb.
The drive needs to be NTFS because when you start adding files to it, eventually it will freeze.
Fat32 to NTFS
-------------------
you can change the file system with out losing the data
To Check your hard drive, flash drive or external hard drive do this. They ALL need to be NTFS to handle today's large size file addressing..
Open my computer, right click the drive >properties. In the pop up it will say FAT or NTFS in the file system. If its FAT you need to change it to NTFS to handle large files and drive sizes.
Do it in this order:
1, Open my computer> right click the drive >properties >tools >check now >tick both boxes to clear the disk of any errors, then:
2. defrag the drive (tools)
3. Enter the convert command like this:
say the usb drive is F:
Click Start > Run > "convert F: /fs:ntfs /v /nosecurity /x" without the quotes.
same for your C drive. (paste above convert command and change the drive letter)
I have done this a lot and never lost any data. Just don't interfere or take risks. The biggest risk is a power failure while its doing it. It doesn't take long. If you find it doesn't do the conversion, then run Chkdisk to fix errors then try again.
You can read about it in XP help files.
Click start >help and support >type format in the search â look in the overviews.
Formatting External Hard Drive?
linkinpark
I have an Iomega 500gb External Hard Drive. It's currently formatted as NTFS, and works fine, but I'm trying to hook it up to my Playstation 3 and it needs to be Fat32 format. Is it possible to do this without erasing everything on my hard drive, and still leaving it compatible with my PC as well? Not sure if it matters, but I'm running Windows Vista, and the most updated PS3 firmware.
Answer
You cannot change the format from NTFS to FAT32 without destroying the data on the hard drive. Microsoft provides a way to go the other way (FAT32 to NTFS) without destroying your data, but no way to go back.
Backup your data to another drive or computer before continuing.
Further, you cannot format your 500Gb hard drive as FAT32 anyway because FAT32 only supports partitions up to 32Gb in size. Instead, I suggest that you delete the partition on your external hard drive and recreate the partitions using Disk Management (right click on Computer and select Manage from the popup menu). Then in the left pane find Disk Management and left click on it. Create a 32 Gb partition and a 468Gb partition. Format the 32Gb partition as FAT32 and format the 468Gb partition as NTFS.
You will get two drive letters after formatting, one for each partition. Restore your data back to the external hard drive. Use the FAT32 partition for your Playstation 3, and the NTFS partition for everything you normally used it for.
Here's more information on Maximum partition sizes:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fncc_fil_tvjq.mspx?mfr=true
[EDIT]
An interesting note on that Microsoft limits webpage. FAT32 supports up to 1 terrabyte, but Microsoft limits the maximum partition size to 32Gb for Windows 2000 and later, and to 127Gb for Windows 98. Obviously this is another attempt by Microsoft to control how we use our computers, and to force us into NTFS as volumes get larger and larger.
Well after writing the above answer, it occured to me that there might be a third party format program that would allow the entire 500Gb hard drive to be formatted as FAT32. Well, golly gee whiz, there seem to be a ton of them. Some free, some not so free. Perhaps you can format the whole 500Gb as FAT32.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=h1&oq=maximum%20size%20fat32&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS315US315&q=format+FAT32+utility
If you try any of these, send me an email, tell me which one you tried, how well it worked, and whether you have any trouble accessing the drive once its done.
[end edit]
You cannot change the format from NTFS to FAT32 without destroying the data on the hard drive. Microsoft provides a way to go the other way (FAT32 to NTFS) without destroying your data, but no way to go back.
Backup your data to another drive or computer before continuing.
Further, you cannot format your 500Gb hard drive as FAT32 anyway because FAT32 only supports partitions up to 32Gb in size. Instead, I suggest that you delete the partition on your external hard drive and recreate the partitions using Disk Management (right click on Computer and select Manage from the popup menu). Then in the left pane find Disk Management and left click on it. Create a 32 Gb partition and a 468Gb partition. Format the 32Gb partition as FAT32 and format the 468Gb partition as NTFS.
You will get two drive letters after formatting, one for each partition. Restore your data back to the external hard drive. Use the FAT32 partition for your Playstation 3, and the NTFS partition for everything you normally used it for.
Here's more information on Maximum partition sizes:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fncc_fil_tvjq.mspx?mfr=true
[EDIT]
An interesting note on that Microsoft limits webpage. FAT32 supports up to 1 terrabyte, but Microsoft limits the maximum partition size to 32Gb for Windows 2000 and later, and to 127Gb for Windows 98. Obviously this is another attempt by Microsoft to control how we use our computers, and to force us into NTFS as volumes get larger and larger.
Well after writing the above answer, it occured to me that there might be a third party format program that would allow the entire 500Gb hard drive to be formatted as FAT32. Well, golly gee whiz, there seem to be a ton of them. Some free, some not so free. Perhaps you can format the whole 500Gb as FAT32.
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=h1&oq=maximum%20size%20fat32&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS315US315&q=format+FAT32+utility
If you try any of these, send me an email, tell me which one you tried, how well it worked, and whether you have any trouble accessing the drive once its done.
[end edit]
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