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RE: RE: Convert External HDD from FAT32 to NTFS
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But that wouldn't explain why it didn't work after reboot :p?...or would it :o
No, but that may be that the USB drivers aren't loaded yet and the system doesn't even see the drive (which would explain why it wouldn't even be able to determine the file system.)

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When you switch to a drive in CMD, it will open a handle to the drive.

So when you attempt to change the file system on drive j:, since CMD has an open handle, it fails.

Try to run the command without switching to the drive first.

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c:\Program Files\Pedram> convert j: /fs:ntfs
tyvm, that fixed the problem :) The HDD is now ntfs (H)
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RE: RE: Convert External HDD from FAT32 to NTFS
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tyvm, that fixed the problem :) The HDD is now ntfs (H)
You're welcome :).  Glad to hear you got it to work.
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