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From: Ken Blake, MVP on 19 Nov 2007 17:24 On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 22:52:46 +0100, "Albert Smith" <albert.smith(a)tele2.se> wrote: > Tanks Ken but I`m afraid that does not work either. The blank volume label doesn't work? In that case, just open My Computer with the drive connected. You'll see its label there. > "Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake(a)this.is.am.invalid.domain> wrote in message > news:l2u3k31lcvlcrssna9ebt63ge8f0hjrkbp(a)4ax.com... > > On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 20:41:57 +0100, in > > microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics "Albert Smith" > > <albert.smith(a)tele2.se> wrote: > > > >> 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 > > > > > > 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. > > > > -- > > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User > > Please Reply to the Newsgroup > -- Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User Please Reply to the Newsgroup
From: Shenan Stanley on 19 Nov 2007 18:05 Albert Smith wrote: > 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 Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > 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. Albert Smith wrote: > Tanks Ken but I`m afraid that does not work either. Ken Blake, MVP wrote: > The blank volume label doesn't work? In that case, just open My > Computer with the drive connected. You'll see its label there. 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. -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP -- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
From: VanguardLH on 20 Nov 2007 15:02 "Albert Smith" <albert.smith(a)tele2.se> wrote in message news:eBgHARuKIHA.5160(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >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 > 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.
From: Albert Smith on 20 Nov 2007 16:55
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. "VanguardLH" <VanguardLH(a)mail.invalid> wrote in message news:%23nbF7A7KIHA.5764(a)TK2Mhow to document I was reading from only refSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "Albert Smith" <albert.smith(a)tele2.se> wrote in message > news:eBgHARuKIHA.5160(a)TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >>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 >> > > > 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. > |