Guest Jumbo Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs without problems. However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the dos window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name asigned to the drive e.g. Backup. Where have I gone wrong. Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to find label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. Any ideas welcome. TIA Jumbo -- Silver Surfer
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: fat32 to ntfs. Label problem. "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message news:_LSdnWTIDep5-FjbnZ2dnUVZ8s6gnZ2d@pipex.net... > Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs > without problems. > > However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the dos > window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name asigned to > the drive e.g. Backup. > > Where have I gone wrong. > > Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to find > label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. > > Any ideas welcome. > > TIA > > Jumbo > > -- > Silver Surfer - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} to open a Command Prompt (which you call "DOS" while reminiscing of an old and obsolete operating system). - Type these commands: dir X: /p {Enter} (make a note of the label shown in the very first line!) convert X: /fs:ntfs {Enter} (enter the above label when prompted) If the label is too complex to remember, change it to something nice and simple like so: label X: MyDisk {Enter}
Guest Jumbo Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: fat32 to ntfs. Label problem. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:%23X4cYXM4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message > news:_LSdnWTIDep5-FjbnZ2dnUVZ8s6gnZ2d@pipex.net... >> Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs >> without problems. >> >> However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the dos >> window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name asigned to >> the drive e.g. Backup. >> >> Where have I gone wrong. >> >> Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to >> find label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. >> >> Any ideas welcome. >> >> TIA >> >> Jumbo >> >> -- >> Silver Surfer > > - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} to open a > Command Prompt (which you call "DOS" while > reminiscing of an old and obsolete operating system). > - Type these commands: > dir X: /p {Enter} > (make a note of the label shown in the very first line!) > convert X: /fs:ntfs {Enter} > (enter the above label when prompted) > > If the label is too complex to remember, change it > to something nice and simple like so: > > label X: MyDisk {Enter} > Thanks for the response. Unfortuately the use of dir X: /p just produces an error message about being unable to fnd the directory. Jumbo
Guest Pegasus \(MVP\) Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: fat32 to ntfs. Label problem. "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message news:M7GdnWTGeNubXVjbnZ2dnUVZ8tyqnZ2d@pipex.net... > > "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message > news:%23X4cYXM4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message >> news:_LSdnWTIDep5-FjbnZ2dnUVZ8s6gnZ2d@pipex.net... >>> Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs >>> without problems. >>> >>> However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the dos >>> window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name asigned >>> to the drive e.g. Backup. >>> >>> Where have I gone wrong. >>> >>> Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to >>> find label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. >>> >>> Any ideas welcome. >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Jumbo >>> >>> -- >>> Silver Surfer >> >> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} to open a >> Command Prompt (which you call "DOS" while >> reminiscing of an old and obsolete operating system). >> - Type these commands: >> dir X: /p {Enter} >> (make a note of the label shown in the very first line!) >> convert X: /fs:ntfs {Enter} >> (enter the above label when prompted) >> >> If the label is too complex to remember, change it >> to something nice and simple like so: >> >> label X: MyDisk {Enter} >> > > Thanks for the response. > > Unfortuately the use of dir X: /p just produces an error message about > being unable to fnd the directory. > > Jumbo > I used "X:" in the same way as you did, as an example. You must replace it with the correct drive letter. If it is the correct drive letter then you may have a serious problem with your partition. Back up all your important files, then run chkdsk.exe.
Guest Jumbo Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: fat32 to ntfs. Label problem. "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message news:OretrhO4HHA.4400@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message > news:M7GdnWTGeNubXVjbnZ2dnUVZ8tyqnZ2d@pipex.net... >> >> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com> wrote in message >> news:%23X4cYXM4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> >>> "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote in message >>> news:_LSdnWTIDep5-FjbnZ2dnUVZ8s6gnZ2d@pipex.net... >>>> Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs >>>> without problems. >>>> >>>> However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the >>>> dos window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name >>>> asigned to the drive e.g. Backup. >>>> >>>> Where have I gone wrong. >>>> >>>> Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to >>>> find label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. >>>> >>>> Any ideas welcome. >>>> >>>> TIA >>>> >>>> Jumbo >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Silver Surfer >>> >>> - Click Start / Run / cmd {OK} to open a >>> Command Prompt (which you call "DOS" while >>> reminiscing of an old and obsolete operating system). >>> - Type these commands: >>> dir X: /p {Enter} >>> (make a note of the label shown in the very first line!) >>> convert X: /fs:ntfs {Enter} >>> (enter the above label when prompted) >>> >>> If the label is too complex to remember, change it >>> to something nice and simple like so: >>> >>> label X: MyDisk {Enter} >>> >> >> Thanks for the response. >> >> Unfortuately the use of dir X: /p just produces an error message about >> being unable to fnd the directory. >> >> Jumbo >> > > I used "X:" in the same way as you did, as an example. > You must replace it with the correct drive letter. If it is > the correct drive letter then you may have a serious > problem with your partition. Back up all your important > files, then run chkdsk.exe. > The USB external drive is new and formatted FAT32, it shows as healthy in Disk Management. I think that I will leave it as FAT32 rather than risk upsetting the drive. Thanks for your comments. Jumbo
Guest Ken Blake, MVP Posted August 17, 2007 Posted August 17, 2007 Re: fat32 to ntfs. Label problem. On Fri, 17 Aug 2007 10:10:09 +0100, "Jumbo" <jumbo@dreamland.net> wrote: > Using "convert x: /fs:ntfs" I converted three usb flash drives to ntfs > without problems. > > However when I tried to do the same thing on two usb hard drives the dos > window asks for label name which is apparently is not the name asigned to > the drive e.g. Backup. > > Where have I gone wrong. > > Googled and searched MS for solution but no help. Tried suggestion to find > label for each volume and told syntax is wrong. > > Any ideas welcome. Pegasus answered your question, but I wanted to add a comment: before converting, 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
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