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fat 32 to ntfs

Discussion in 'Windows XP' started by fridgitator, 2005/01/22.

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  1. 2005/01/22
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    fridgitator Inactive Thread Starter

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    I'm running xp pro on a 60 gig drive, and I also have a 40 gig drive available if I need it. I currently have everything on c. I want to set up my main drive with seperate partitions for o.s., etc. and planned to use ghost or similar to back up my data. I also plan to update to s.p. 2 and ntfs while I'm at it. If I back up my data from a single partition in fat32, will I be able to use the backup on an ntfs install with more than one partition?
     
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  2. 2005/01/22
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    So long as you don't do a complete partition restore, you should be good to go for any other operation. Ghost will allow you to drag and drop or otherwise copy any file you want from the image. Crossing different OS platforms is no problem.
     
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  4. 2005/01/22
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    Thank you for your response. I wasn't sure if fat 32 files would be a problem. I posted once before about backup & starting over, and still haven't done it becauseI want to make sure I know what I'm doing before I wipe everything.
     
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  5. 2005/01/24
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    hmmm - ghost as backup - normally I would use ghost for a copy of a disk-image which is not the same as a backup - but anyway - windows 2k & xp has a versions of ntbackup which is useful for tasks like what you describe. When You say "backup my data" do you mean that you only backup your profile etc (eg: if so - restore can be done with ntbackup on "any" files-system and location - almost) - if you say that you ghost your disk and will "restore" it on a different layout I don't think it is possibly - but I haven't tried it myself. I would just backup my data with ntbackup - re-install the OS with the wanted layout and the restore my data - and only data - again.
    regards /ti
     
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  6. 2005/01/24
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    Doing it the Ghost way seems a bit cumbersome to me. You've got a second harddisk > use it to make the transition smooth!

    I would connect the 40-giger as slave, partition it 50/50 and format both partitions NTFS. The first partition would be a backup of user data and the second a storage partition for future ghost images.

    I would copy my user data from the folders on the current C:, not only My documents but also Favorites, Address book and E-mail storage files, to the first partition on the 40-giger.
    Replicator v2.2.3 is a good utility which can be used to create "jobs" that are either run manually or at a schedule.

    When verified OK, I would delete the original user data on C: to make it as small as possible, clean it up (remove temp files etc.) and create a ghost Disk to Image to the second partition on the 40-giger.

    Now, You're set to take the 60-giger to square one, a clean install of XP on the harddisk, partitioned to Your liking (depending on what programs You plan on installing, 10-20 GB system partition [C:] 40-50 GB data partition [D:]).

    Disconnect the 40-giger while installing. Create the system partition [C:] during the installation and format NTFS.
    When the installation is complete, go to Disk Management and change the drive letters for the opticals to X: and Y: or some convenient letter at the far end of the alphabet (otherwise the drive letters for the opticals will get "in the middle" of the drive letters for the harddisk partitions).
    Restart the computer, go back to DM to create and format (NTFS) the data partition which will become D:.
    Shut down and reconnect the 40-giger. Restart and when XP has detected and installed the 40-giger, its partitions should be listed in DM as E: and F: respectively.

    Move applicable user folders from C: to D: (see the RADIFIED Guide to Norton Ghost for details) and copy back the user data from the backup on E: to the new folders on D:.

    If everything works OK, delete the precautionary image of the old C: and create a fresh one (Partition to Image) of the new system partition.

    Christer

    ( A side note: If a ghost image, created of a FAT32 partition, is restored to a NTFS partition, the partition will become FAT32. The imaged file sytem will be restored.)
     
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  7. 2005/01/28
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    fridgitator Inactive Thread Starter

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    Ntfs

    Thank you, tiwang and christer. I'm going to learn a bit more about NTFS before proceeding, but at least I have a game plan. I hope to post back with my success in a couple weeks.
     
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  8. 2005/01/29
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