Re: hard drive space calculation between NTFS and FAT32
From: Tom (nowat_at_nothere.com)
Date: 10/11/04
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Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:38:04 -0400
"namsilat" <talismana@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:9ovjm0dv2uq1sk05tee0pj3rufmsgel0nk@4ax.com...
>I have one drive using NTFS and one drive using FAT32 system. There is
> a file that's 4.5 GB on NTFS drive, seeing that I have a 5.3 GB of
> free space on FAT32 drive, I moved the file to FAT32 drive. To my
> surprise, the FAT32 drive ran out of space, unable to hold that 4.5 GB
> file. Is there a difference in calculation of hard drive free space?
> That looks like a huge difference.
That's a file size limitation of FAT32, as the file sytem can handle 4GB file size at one time. NTFS has no such limitation (in practical Windows usage anyway).
>
> I also wonder if there is a way to transform the FAT32 drive to a NTFS
> drive without erasing the data.
Yes, open Help and Support, and type CONVERT in the search engine, read the first listed result in the left column. Before you do that (perform the conversion), read here for good advice regarding conversion of (Windows) filing systems.
http://www.aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
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