Disk Management Reformat Question

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Dave

I want to reformat a USB external disk from FAT32 to NTFS. I have never
used the disk management tool before. When I look at this disk it shows
110GB FAT32 with a drive letter. It also shows a 3GB area marked
unallocated with no file system listed. The right click menu for this only
gives the option for a new partition. Apparently I can originally only
reformat the 110GB area. From what I can guess, after this reformat, I can
extend the partition or something.

Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to reformat the whole
disk to NTFS.

Thanks,

Dave
 
When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.

If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as unallocated.

Then create the new partition and format.

JS
 
JS said:
When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.
Click to expand...

I have 'delete partion' for the 110GB lettered drive.
If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as unallocated.
Click to expand...

So this will mean that if I delete the 110GB partition, I will see a 113GB
(110 + 3) unallocated area that I will then be able to format?

Well, that was the question I was going to ask before I decided to go ahead
and give it a try. I did and everything worked out fine.
Then create the new partition and format.
Click to expand...

Thanks so much.

Dave
 
JS said:
When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.
Click to expand...

I have 'delete partion' for the 110GB lettered drive.
If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as unallocated.
Click to expand...

So this will mean that if I delete the 110GB partition, I will see a 113GB
(110 + 3) unallocated area that I will then be able to format?

Well, that was the question I was going to ask before I decided to go ahead
and give it a try. I did and everything worked out fine.
Then create the new partition and format.
Click to expand...

Thanks so much.

Dave
 
You're welcome.

JS

Dave said:
I have 'delete partion' for the 110GB lettered drive.


So this will mean that if I delete the 110GB partition, I will see a 113GB
(110 + 3) unallocated area that I will then be able to format?

Well, that was the question I was going to ask before I decided to go
ahead
and give it a try. I did and everything worked out fine.


Thanks so much.

Dave
Click to expand...
 
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