Re: FAT32 to NTFS

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From: Russ (Rusty_at_notathome.net)
Date: 02/24/04 

Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2004 11:12:49 -0600

Regarding the default cluster size, when I recently formatted my HD on
another machine it gave me a choice of cluster sizes. I picked the
smallest one assuming it would waste less space that way. Any
suggestions in that area?

Russ

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 19:06:13 -0700, "Bruce Chambers"
<bchambers@nospamcableone.net> wrote:

>Greetings --
>
> You can safely convert your hard drive to NTFS whenever desired,
>without having to format the partition and reinstall everything. As
>always when performing any serious changes, back up any important data
>before proceeding, just in case. A little advance preparation is also
>strongly recommended, so you can avoid any performance hits caused by
>the default cluster size:
>
>Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows
>http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm
>
>
>Bruce Chambers

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