Convert NTFS 3.0 to NTFS 3.1

[Gu ! 0]

Hello !

 

I would merge a partition formated with NTFS 3.0 to a partition with NTFS 3.1 but i don't know how to convert NTFS 3.0 to NTFS 3.1.

I'm under W2k (my 3.1 partition is from a old winXP system).

 

Thank you for responsing !

 

Gu !

[Gu ! 0]

No, i'm not talking about winNT, but NTFS. Partition magic is indicating NTFS 3.1 and 3.0 and cannot merge them.

[DosFreak 2]

Partition Magic cannot merge partitions that have different versions numbers. This is from the PM8 documentation.

 

PM8 when it crates NTFS partitions, it uses the NTFS version of whatever OS that you are using. If creating NTFS under DOS then it will be NTFS v3.1.

 

 

So let's see, on installation of XP prior versions of NTFS are upgraded. Now I'm not sure if the actual upgrade does this or if it is actually required to format the partition.

 

or you could delete the partition and remake it with PM8.

 

Some interesting NTFS info:

 

Windows NT 3.51 = NTFS v1.2 (NTFS v4 on internet)

Windows NT4 = NTFS v1.2 (NTFS v4 on internet)

Windows 2000 = NTFS v3.0 (NTFS v5 on internet)

Windows XP = NTFS v3.1 (NTFS v5.1 on internet)

Windows 2003 = NTFS v3.1 (NTFS v5.1 on internet)

 

 

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q310749

http://www.windowsnetworking.com/kbase/W...ichversionofNTF

SamIrunning.html

 

If you have access to the fsutil utility (included in Windows XP). Then type in:

fsutil fsinfo ntfsinfo c:

[Gu ! 0]

I just want to convert 3.0 to 3.1 to merge my two partitions on windows 2000, or i can try FAT32-->NTFS 3.1, but i don't know how i can do that.

[Gu ! 0]

No ideas ?

[DosFreak 2]

Wish we had someone who's in the know at Microsoft about this. Would be nice if they could give us the right answer....I do know someone at Microsoft that used to work at Connectix and now works on Virtual PC for them so I'll see if he knows.