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Getting a little more from CONVERT

We've introduced you to Windows NT's CONVERT command, which lets you convert a FAT partition to NTFS without losing any data. Typically, this process runs invisibly at the next reboot of your system. However, if you want to see all the conversion information, you can run the utility in verbose mode and receive a full report. To evoke the CONVERT command's verbose mode, launch a command prompt and add the /V switch to the standard CONVERT syntax, like so:

   CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS /V

If the drive has trouble converting, check the NT Event Log for details. However, the probable cause of the trouble is unusual filenames on the target drive. To solve this problem, you can instruct CONVERT to build a name table to assist with the conversion. At the command prompt, use the following syntax:

   CONVERT C: /FS:NTFS /NAMETABLE filename

Related articles:

• Converting FAT partitions to NTFS