Restoring image backup(FAT32) to NTFS partition
This is a discussion about Restoring image backup(FAT32) to NTFS partition in the Customization Tweaking category; I currently have 2 partitions on my HD, Drive C (FAT32,10GB) - Win2k SP2 + Other Programs Drive D (FAT32,10GB) - Personal files/backup I wanna use Ghost or DriveImage to make a full image backup of drive C.
I currently have 2 partitions on my HD,
Drive C (FAT32,10GB) - Win2k SP2 + Other Programs
Drive D (FAT32,10GB) - Personal files/backup
I wanna use Ghost or DriveImage to make a full image backup of drive C. Let's say an image of drive C is successfully made, and then I format C as NTFS.
Then if I restore the image back to drive C(now NTFS), will there be any problems? Will Win2k run normally after being restored?
I asked this because I make the image when C is FAT32, so Win2k has no security features like file/folder permissions, encryption, etc..
When I restore Win2k to NTFS partition, will these security features magically appear or will Win2k crash like a silly a** ?
Thanks for any replies.
Drive C (FAT32,10GB) - Win2k SP2 + Other Programs
Drive D (FAT32,10GB) - Personal files/backup
I wanna use Ghost or DriveImage to make a full image backup of drive C. Let's say an image of drive C is successfully made, and then I format C as NTFS.
Then if I restore the image back to drive C(now NTFS), will there be any problems? Will Win2k run normally after being restored?
I asked this because I make the image when C is FAT32, so Win2k has no security features like file/folder permissions, encryption, etc..
When I restore Win2k to NTFS partition, will these security features magically appear or will Win2k crash like a silly a** ?
Thanks for any replies.
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When you make an image of a partition your are backing up the entire partition structure which means that basically you will be backing up your FAT32 partition. Restoring to your NTFS partition would overwrite the NTFS partition with your FAT32 partition. So no it will not work. I would backup your FAT32 partition. Perform a convert C: /FS:NTFS. Then go to the command line in NT, perform a chkdsk and make sure that your cluster size is 4kb. If it isn't then restore your FAT32 partition and make plans to perform a clean install with NTFS.
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Why make sure that cluster size is 4k ?
