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Convert FAT16 to FAT32 ???

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Dell Computer running Win ME has a 20G HDD with 2 G partioned as Drive C in FAT16. Remainder was not partioned or assigned a logical drive letter. I went into 'fdisk' and made the remaider logical drive D and it came up in FAT 32. My question is; can drive C be changed to FAT32 without reformatting or losing the OS and info already on C ? ( and does it really matter or make any great difference if the 2 drives are different file types???)
 
Search on your own, ya lazy farktard. 😉 I found that in, literally, two seconds. :laugh: That link is the second link that came up in Google when I searched for "fat32 converter". :roll:
 
Why the hostility, dude? 95% of questions on these forums can be answered by searching on one's own, but posters are also looking for people's personal experiences and insights.

 
I'd use the drive converter built into Win ME - you can probably find it under Programs-> Accessories -> System Tools
 
I never cease to be amazed by comments like "why use that when you can buy this instead?". I will agree that NTFS is more preferable, but not everyone has the money nor inclination to upgrade. Why should I settle for my XP 2100 when I could go out and buy an Athlon 64? The idea is to get things working with what you have. It shouldn't have to be a money thing.

Sorry, but this thread has made me cranky.
 
Thanks for all the suggestions; What's Google ? ( haha ) I couldn't find any drive converter; and I did search System Tools before I posted the orig. message. I was sure there was a way to convert; but my main concern is not losing the data and OS that's on the drive being converted. Thanks again to you all.
 


If you apply sideways logic you can find a version of Partition Magic that will let you work with partitions on-the-fly and keep you from losing your data. The sideways lagic was referring to one of the many peer-to-peer programs out there.

 
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