question about ntfs and fat32

[mangled]

I'm reinstalling WinXP and used to use Fat32. Reformatting the system drive as NTFS. I have a second hard drive I haven't reformatted that just contains data, but it's Fat32. will I be able to move the files from the fat32 drive back on to the system drive which will be ntfs and work with them?

 

[bsobel]

Yes, WinXP can mix and match NTFS and FAT drives no problem.
Bill

 

[mangled]

great. just worried that photos or backup files I have on the fat32 drive would be unreadble by the programs on the ntfs drive.

 

[bozo1]

You don't have to reformat your 2nd partition if you don't want. XP can convert it for you without any data loss.

convert x: /fs:ntfs

at a command prompt with x: being the drive letter.