FAT32 to NTFS

[Mathias]

I need to move a large file from one computer to another, so I need to put it on an external hard disk, but the external HD uses FAT32 file system. That means that I cannot store files larger than 4 gb on it, so I need to change it into NTFS, but how do I do that?

[Spart]

You can reformat right from the start, losing all your files. But you can also convert one partition at a time, without losing your files.

To do this click start--->Run, type cmd and you'll get the command window. Then type convert X: /fs:ntfs (X being your drive letter). Should work fine, just did it myself a while ago.

Although I know nothing about external HD's, but shouldn't it work just the same way?

[Mathias]

Thanks. I didn't work at first because there was something wrong with the files, but I fixed that. Now it won't work because something is changed. It says I have to run "chkdsk /f", which I have done several times and it doesn't help at all. It also says that I can run AUTOCHK when I start up next time, but I have no idea how to run it and I have a feeling that it won't help. My computer always works againts me...