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The NTFS format is owned and controlled by Microsoft and so is not available as a standard format with the Mac's Disk Utility. There are options such as Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X but normally this would be used on a secondary external drive rather than reformat the MacBook's hard disc.
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Can you format a floppy disk using NTFS?
No, you cannot format a floppy disk using NTFS, as NTFS is designed for larger storage devices like hard drives and SSDs. Floppy disks typically use FAT12 or FAT16 file systems due to their limited capacity (usually 1.44 MB for 3.5-inch disks). Attempting to format a floppy disk with NTFS would not be practical or supported by most operating systems.
A user would like to secure files stored on a floppy disk Which file system should they select to format the disk?
NTFS
How do you format primary hard disk drive in windows?
check the article Formatting disks and drives at microsoft. It should be formated as NTFS
Window xp not able to format hard disk drive?
to format the hard disk go to My computer perform right click go to manage will open the window computer Management->storage->Disk Management(local) select the disk drive right click and once again click onto the format button see to that the file system should be in NTFS format
Verify all disk partitions are formatted to NTFS?
To verify that all disk partitions are formatted to NTFS, you can use the Disk Management tool in Windows. Right-click on the Start button, select "Disk Management," and examine the "File System" column for each partition. If any partition is not listed as NTFS, you may need to format it to NTFS using the context menu options. Alternatively, you can use the Command Prompt with the command wmic logicaldisk get name, filesystem to quickly check the file systems of all drives.
How do you format a second hard disk?
To format a second hard disk, first, connect it to your computer and ensure it's recognized by the operating system. On Windows, open Disk Management by right-clicking on "This PC" and selecting "Manage," then "Disk Management." Locate the new disk, right-click on it, and choose "Format," selecting the desired file system (like NTFS or exFAT) and options. On macOS, use Disk Utility, select the disk, click "Erase," choose the format, and confirm the operation.
If you switched from OS 98 to 2000 and now want to switch back how do you reformat your computer?
If you've format your hdd using NTFS, then you need a windows 98 bootdisk to startup, run fdisk.exe and choose Y to treat NTFS as large disk. delete the NTFS partition and recreate the FAT32 partition. Then restart, format the HDD and install Win98.
How can you format adisk?
click start then click run OR HOLD win-key and HIT "R" to bring up the run dialog then in the run dialog type compmgmt.msc You should now see the computer management snap in Click on disk management Then right click on the disk you want to format and click format. Choose either FAT32 or NTFS. For securities sake it's recommended to choose NTFS. Format and you are done. Then just reboot when its finished formatting
Can you convert your NTFS disk back to FAT32 without using partition magic if you don't care about data loss?
Yes, you can convert a FAT32 to and NTFS disk by formatting it from FAT32 to NTFS. All files will be removed so remember backup. Use Disk Management in XP to format. For devices right click them in My Computer.
You cannot set disk quotas if you are using NTFS?
False - you can set the quotas with NTFS.
How would you set up disk quotas on a drive formatted with FAT32?
How would you set up disk quotas on a drive formatted with FAT32? Answer: You must have NTFS to be able to enforce disk quotas, so the drive must first be converted to NTFS.
Why did you lose space after formatting ntfs to fat 32?
Windows 2000 and XP computers utility for formatting only supports 32GB formatting for fat32. However, FAT32 allows up to 2TB of space to be formatted from ntfs. So most likely your using XP. Search Google for "Disk Format Utilities" and you can find ones that will format your drive from ntfs to fat32 without losing space.
