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Windows XP/2000 - [Answered] xtra hard-drive and NTFS posted in the Operating Systems forums; I have a spare 320G hard drive. It is loaded with xp and a lot more junk. How would I format the drive to accept NTFS files without loading XP? ...

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I have a spare 320G hard drive. It is loaded with xp and a lot more junk. How would I format the drive to accept NTFS files without loading XP?
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Default Re: xtra hard-drive and NTFS
Hi there and welcome to PCHF

You can convert the drive the regular way then simply connect the drive to your Windows PC and run this command;
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Click Start, click Run, and then type: cmd
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Click OK.
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In the command prompt window, type: convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs


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