IMPORTANT! You will lose file
If the conversion fails when you apply changes, refer to the bulleted list below for a list of possible reasons.
Restrictions on Converting NTFS Partitions to FAT or FAT32
NTFS is a more advanced file system than FAT and FAT32. Therefore, depending on the NTFS features used on the partition, the type of data, and partition size, you may or may not be allowed to complete the conversion.
If you receive an error message and the conversion stops, it is usually caused by one or more of the following:
•The file system for conversion is not allowed for the current partition size. A FAT32 partition should be greater than 256 MB, and a FAT partition must be less than 2 GB.
•The NTFS partition has data in memory that has not yet been written to the hard disk.
•·The Windows 2000/XP NTFS partition has compressed files, sparse files, reparse points, or encrypted files. In such case, you can uncompress and/or move (or delete) the sparse files, then repeat the conversion.
•The file system has errors, such as lost clusters and
•There is not enough temporary space in the partition to do the conversion. The conversion will require the NTFS system and the FAT32 system files until the last step of the conversion. Also, there is data in NTFS File Replication Services that must be moved to external clusters and saved.
74Chapter 5: Converting Partitions
