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From Linux to NTFS

  • 16-04-2005 2:12pm
    #1
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,847 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi,
    I have an external Hard drive, I gave it to a friend as he needed to back his system up. Before I gave it to him, it was NTFS and now it is LINUX and it has his files on it. I want to Format it and make it NTFS so it can be recognised in MY COMPUTER and used properly on windows.

    I know there is partition magic but I really don't want to pay for something I'm only going to use for this task. I don't want to partition it, just format it and make it NTFS.

    I tried a Maxtor programme but that requires a floppy drive and I don't have one on my laptop.

    Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!


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  • #2
    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,925 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Control Panel --> Admin tools --> Computer Management --> Disk Management and just format the partition, there's no need for anything special or separate software.


  • #3
    MrPinK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MrPinK


    cormie wrote:
    I know there is partition magic but I really don't want to pay for something I'm only going to use for this task
    SystemRescueCD has a free partition magic clone on it, but as Spear said, windows can handle simple formatting.


  • #4
    cormie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,847 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Thanks allot!!
    It's formatting as we speak:)


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