im trying to use convert.exe so i can convert what i
thought to be a fat32 drive to nfts, but when i run it, it
says the drive i'm trying to convert is raw. Is there
anyway to convert the fat32 drive to ntfs without
reformatting and losing all my data?

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convert <drive letter> /fs:ntfs

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MVP: Windows Server - Active Directory


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im trying to use convert.exe so i can convert what i 
thought to be a fat32 drive to nfts, but when i run it, it 
says the drive i'm trying to convert is raw. Is there 
anyway to convert the fat32 drive to ntfs without 
reformatting and losing all my data?

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I am having a similar problem, and I already tried converting. When I do it 
says it's already NTFS. Mine is 160GB WD, and when I check the drive propert
ies, it says file system is RAW, and the capacity is 0 bytes. This WAS my ba
ckup drive, and I just reloaded my system and can't lose any of the info fro
m the drive (about 40GB worth!!!). Also checked the BIOS, and it's reading t
he drive correctly, and in disk manager it is reading my drive correctly and
 says it is active, but the file system is reading blank. XP Home on C:

quote:
Originally posted by Dmitry Korolyov [MVP] 
[B]convert <drive letter> /fs:ntfs

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You'll probably do best to send it to one of the drive recovery services.

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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
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"earthscum" wrote:
|
| I am having a similar problem, and I already tried converting. When I do
| it says it's already NTFS. Mine is 160GB WD, and when I check the drive
| properties, it says file system is RAW, and the capacity is 0 bytes.
| This WAS my backup drive, and I just reloaded my system and can't lose
| any of the info from the drive (about 40GB worth!!!). Also checked the
| BIOS, and it's reading the drive correctly, and in disk manager it is
| reading my drive correctly and says it is active, but the file system
| is reading blank. XP Home on C:

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