>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I have an external drive which, I just noticed, has the format type exFAT. The drive has a lot of important data (backup and other, about 1 GB). The drive is 2GB drive.
>>>Google search says that in order NOT to lose any data, when converting, I have to make a backup. But the drive is already backup.
>>>Then an article (on diskpart.com) says to run the following command at Command Prompt:
>>>
>>>format P: /FS: NTFS (where P: is the drive letter)
>>>
>>>What is suspect - to me - is the Format command. This, I though, usually destroy all data on the drive.
>>>Is there a better way to convert the exFAT drive to the NTFS (without losing data)?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>
>>Just go to command prompt and use CONVERT command....
>>
>>CONVERT driveletter: /FS:NTFS
>>
>>Does not wipe data :)
>
>I am concerned about the smiley you put at the end of the message.
The command does not wipe data.
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