convert (command)
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In computing, convert is a command-line utility included in the Windows NT operating system line. It is used to convert volumes using the FAT file systems to NTFS.{{Cite web |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214579 |title=How to use Convert.exe to convert a partition to the NTFS file system |date=20 February 2007 |publisher=Microsoft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111022619/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214579 |archive-date=2015-01-11}}
Overview
convert is an external command first introduced with Windows 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/convert.htm|title = MS-DOS and Windows command line convert command}} If the drive cannot be locked (for example, the drive is the system volume or the current drive) the command gives the option to convert the drive the next time the computer is restarted.[https://ss64.com/nt/convert.html Convert FAT to NTFS - Windows CMD - SS64.com]
On Unix-like systems, there are similar tools like convertfs, a utility which performs in-place conversion between any two file systems with sparse file support{{Cite web|url=http://tzukanov.narod.ru/convertfs/|title = In-place file system conversion}} and btrfs-convert, a tool that can convert from ext2/ext3/ext4 or reiserFS file system to Btrfs in-place.{{Cite web|url=http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/btrfs-convert.8.html|title=BTRFS-convert(8) - Linux manual page}}
Syntax
The command-syntax is:
convert volume /FS:NTFS [/V]
Example
The following command converts the volume on drive D: to NTFS. The /v command-line option will cause it to display all messages during the conversion process.
C:\>convert d: /fs:ntfs /v
References
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Further reading
- {{Cite book|first=Æleen|last=Frisch|year=2001|title=Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference|publisher=O'Reilly|isbn=978-0-596-00148-3}}
- {{Cite book|first=William R.|last=Stanek|year=2008|title=Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition|publisher=Microsoft Press|isbn=978-0735622623}}
External links
{{Wikibooks|Guide to Windows Commands}}
- [https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490885.aspx Microsoft TechNet Convert article]
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