Disk Management Reformat Question

[Dave]

I want to reformat a USB external disk from FAT32 to NTFS. I have never
used the disk management tool before. When I look at this disk it shows
110GB FAT32 with a drive letter. It also shows a 3GB area marked
unallocated with no file system listed. The right click menu for this only
gives the option for a new partition. Apparently I can originally only
reformat the 110GB area. From what I can guess, after this reformat, I can
extend the partition or something.

Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to reformat the whole
disk to NTFS.

Thanks,

Dave

 

[JS]

When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.

If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as unallocated.

Then create the new partition and format.

JS

"Dave" <nospam@not.com> wrote in message
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>I want to reformat a USB external disk from FAT32 to NTFS. I have never
>used the disk management tool before. When I look at this disk it shows
>110GB FAT32 with a drive letter. It also shows a 3GB area marked
>unallocated with no file system listed. The right click menu for this only
>gives the option for a new partition. Apparently I can originally only
>reformat the 110GB area. From what I can guess, after this reformat, I can
>extend the partition or something.
>
> Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to reformat the whole
> disk to NTFS.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave
>

 

[Dave]

"JS" <@> wrote in message news:efH%23tqs0HHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
> Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.

I have 'delete partion' for the 110GB lettered drive.

>
> If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
> partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as unallocated.

So this will mean that if I delete the 110GB partition, I will see a 113GB
(110 + 3) unallocated area that I will then be able to format?

Well, that was the question I was going to ask before I decided to go ahead
and give it a try. I did and everything worked out fine.

>
> Then create the new partition and format.

Thanks so much.

Dave

>
> JS
>
> "Dave" <nospam@not.com> wrote in message
> news:ujSDncs0HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>I want to reformat a USB external disk from FAT32 to NTFS. I have never
>>used the disk management tool before. When I look at this disk it shows
>>110GB FAT32 with a drive letter. It also shows a 3GB area marked
>>unallocated with no file system listed. The right click menu for this
>>only gives the option for a new partition. Apparently I can originally
>>only reformat the 110GB area. From what I can guess, after this reformat,
>>I can extend the partition or something.
>>
>> Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to reformat the
>> whole disk to NTFS.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>>
>
>

 

[JS]

You're welcome.

JS

"Dave" <nospam@not.com> wrote in message
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>
> "JS" <@> wrote in message news:efH%23tqs0HHA.4236@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> When you right click in Disk Management do you have an option to either:
>> Delete Logical drive or Delete Partition.
>
> I have 'delete partion' for the 110GB lettered drive.
>
>>
>> If you have either of these options then delete the logical drives or
>> partitions first, you should then have all the drive space as
>> unallocated.
>
> So this will mean that if I delete the 110GB partition, I will see a 113GB
> (110 + 3) unallocated area that I will then be able to format?
>
> Well, that was the question I was going to ask before I decided to go
> ahead
> and give it a try. I did and everything worked out fine.
>
>>
>> Then create the new partition and format.
>
> Thanks so much.
>
> Dave
>
>>
>> JS
>>
>> "Dave" <nospam@not.com> wrote in message
>> news:ujSDncs0HHA.3916@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>I want to reformat a USB external disk from FAT32 to NTFS. I have never
>>>used the disk management tool before. When I look at this disk it shows
>>>110GB FAT32 with a drive letter. It also shows a 3GB area marked
>>>unallocated with no file system listed. The right click menu for this
>>>only gives the option for a new partition. Apparently I can originally
>>>only reformat the 110GB area. From what I can guess, after this
>>>reformat,
>>>I can extend the partition or something.
>>>
>>> Can someone please give me step-by-step instructions to reformat the
>>> whole disk to NTFS.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>