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    realign fat 32 to 4k clusters b4 NTFS?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by mew1838, Sep 1, 2006.

  1. mew1838

    mew1838 Team Teal

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    I want to convert my FAT32 to NTFS but how do I realign the clusters or is it automtically done by convert to 4k?
     
    mew1838, Sep 1, 2006
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    best use a program like partition magic to do that - easy and relatively safe.


    only if you format before installing windows, it will automatically select the 4k cluster size.

    all other conversions from fat32 to ntfs will have a 512b cluster size and this is very very very bad for large files
     
    khull, Sep 1, 2006
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    but its $70....anything free that can do the job?
     
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    Ive heard that by using partition magic for conversion, you actually lose (waste) disk space. Can anyone comment?
     
    battlemage, Sep 2, 2006
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    i also want to convert my NTSF C drive from 512b to 4kb cluster allocation unit size. just wanted to know that if I make a backup copy of my C drive will my W3J work as before after the reformat and reinstallation of my files and programs. thanks.
     
    felonius monk, Sep 3, 2006
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