Cannot convert FAT32 to NTFS

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I have a usb external hard drive that I am trying to convert from FAT32 to
NTFS .I opened command prompt and typed in ( convert G:/FS:NTFS) pressed
enter and got the reply : The type of file system is FAT 32 . Enter current
volume label for drive G : I entered G and then I got a message saying An
incorrect volume label was entered for this drive .What am I doing wrong any
help please? Or is there any other way to convert to NTFS
 
Albert Smith said:
I have a usb external hard drive that I am trying to convert from FAT32 to
NTFS .I opened command prompt and typed in ( convert G:/FS:NTFS) pressed
enter and got the reply : The type of file system is FAT 32 . Enter current
volume label for drive G : I entered G and then I got a message saying An
incorrect volume label was entered for this drive .What am I doing wrong
any help please? Or is there any other way to convert to NTFS
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I think the syntax should be convert G: /fs:ntfs
 
I still get the same message no matter what combination of small or capital
letters I use
 
I have a usb external hard drive that I am trying to convert from FAT32 to
NTFS .I opened command prompt and typed in ( convert G:/FS:NTFS) pressed
enter and got the reply : The type of file system is FAT 32 . Enter current
volume label for drive G : I entered G and then I got a message saying An
incorrect volume label was entered for this drive .What am I doing wrong any
help please? Or is there any other way to convert to NTFS
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G is the drive letter, not the volume label. You may or may not have a
volume label, and if you don't know what it is, it's probably blank.
Enter nothing and press enter.

By the way, before you use the convert command, first read
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an issue regarding
cluster size that isn't obvious.
 
Tanks Ken but I`m afraid that does not work either.
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The blank volume label doesn't work? In that case, just open My
Computer with the drive connected. You'll see its label there.



 
Albert said:
I have a usb external hard drive that I am trying to convert from
FAT32 to NTFS .I opened command prompt and typed in ( convert
G:/FS:NTFS) pressed enter and got the reply : The type of file
system is FAT 32 . Enter current volume label for drive G : I
entered G and then I got a message saying An incorrect volume
label was entered for this drive .What am I doing wrong any help
please? Or is there any other way to convert to NTFS
Click to expand...

G is the drive letter, not the volume label. You may or may not
have a volume label, and if you don't know what it is, it's
probably blank. Enter nothing and press enter.

By the way, before you use the convert command, first read
http://www.aumha.org/a/ntfscvt.htm because there's an issue
regarding cluster size that isn't obvious.
Click to expand...

Albert said:
Tanks Ken but I`m afraid that does not work either.
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The blank volume label doesn't work? In that case, just open My
Computer with the drive connected. You'll see its label there.
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On the computer with the drive connected, open a command prompt.

Change into the G:\ drive *as it is now*.

G:\
<enter>

Now type in the following:

dir /p
<enter>

That will stop the screen from scrolling too far. At the top you should see

Volume in drive G has no label
OR
Volume in drive G is <LABEL HERE>

If it says "has no label", you may have other issues.
If it says "is...", you type in whatever is after that for the label name
when prompted by convert.
 
Albert Smith said:
I have a usb external hard drive that I am trying to convert from
FAT32 to NTFS .I opened command prompt and typed in ( convert
G:/FS:NTFS) pressed enter and got the reply : The type of file system
is FAT 32 . Enter current volume label for drive G : I entered G and
then I got a message saying An incorrect volume label was entered for
this drive .What am I doing wrong any help please? Or is there any
other way to convert to NTFS
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Volume label is a string, something you used to *name* that volume.
It is NOT a drive designator, like "C:" or "G:". If the partition
doesn't have a volume identifier string, leave the response just as
blank.

When you run the "dir g:" command in a DOS shell, what does it say is
the volume label for that partition? The top line says:

"Volume in drive G is <volumelabel>"

Windows Explorer will show the volume label, too.
 
thanks I was getting a little confused because the how to document I was
reading from only refered to the drive letter once I entered the drive
name(volume) it converted.
to document I was reading from only
refSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
 
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