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Ron ........ NU1U -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Cox Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 08:58 To: DXbase Reflector Subject: [DXBase] Re: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS I use a program called "Ghost" which creates a exact copy of your hard drive to another hard drive. I have found this is an easy way to backup my files. I have not coverted to NTFS because I am not sure if this program will continue to make a copy of my hard drive. Anyone know for sure? Jim K4JAF ----- Original Message ----- From: "rojomn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "rojomn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "writelog" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXbase Reflector" <[email protected]>; "ARC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 6:04 AM Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS > Like I said, there are some program can be written but you have > already said > that you can lose some things and maybe one in 10000 have Partition <Magic. > I have it but refused to pay the upgrade to the latest version which > can do > that. My point is that Windows itself provides no way to go back. If > you have some encrypted file and you go back you have just lost all of > that data, since FAT32 does not support encryption. No, I still say > consider carefully. I used NTFS myself for months and saw no > advantages worth the loss of access from my WIN98 partition and form > any DOS based utility although I use none of those now. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Steve Baron - KB3MM [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 9:22 PM > > To: rojomn; Jim McDonald; writelog; DXbase Reflector; ARC > > Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS > > > > > > Partition Magic will convert NTFS (maybe even both versions) to FAT > > or FAT32 with only a few restrictions e.g. a logic disk which spans > > more than one spindle cannot be converted since that concept does > > not exist in any FAT world. > > > > Some NTFS file attributes would be lost as would transaction files - again > > because such things do ot exist in the FAT or FAT32 world. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "rojomn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "writelog" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DXbase Reflector" > > <[email protected]>; "ARC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 00:40 > > Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS > > > > > > > There is no reason that a windows program will not run on NTFS. I would > > not > > > convert myself. NTFS is actually slower, although it is perhaps > > a bit less > > > likely to lose data. > > > The biggest problem is that you have NO access from DOS (which may > > > not > > allow > > > certain utilities to run) or any other OS except NT/2000/XP. It > > is also a > > > one way street. Once you go to NTFS there NO GOING BACK. To return > > > to > > FAT32 > > > you must reinstall and reinstall all of your applications. D you > > > want to > > > take that chance? > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jim McDonald > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2003 6:19 PM > > > > To: writelog; DXbase Reflector; ARC > > > > Subject: [WriteLog] Converting a disk to NTFS > > > > > > > > > > > > Are Writelog, Dxbase, and AR-Cluster compatible with NTFS? Microsoft > > > > recommends NTFS with XP. The backup program included on the XP > > > > Home > > CDROM > > > > will only work with NTFS drives >4 Gb. I certainly don't > > want to do it > > if > > > > these programs won't run. Others of interest include DX Telnet, > > Geoclock, > > > > MMTTY, and probably others. > > > > > > > > Better to ask first than regret later. (This is a new > > approach for me.) > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Jim N7US > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > WriteLog mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > WriteLog mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > WriteLog mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog _______________________________________________ DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
