The Convert utility helps you set up everything, and then you let the system handle
the details automatically. This utility uses the following syntax:
CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X]
The following list describes each of the command line arguments.
volume
Specifies the drive letter (include the colon), mount point, or volume name to convert.
/FS:NTFS
Specifies that you want the volume converted to NTFS.
/V
Performs the conversion in verbose mode. Normally, the utility only displays initialization
and error messages. The verbose mode provides a number of supplemental messages.
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/CvtArea:
filename
Specifies a contiguous file (one that isn??™t fragmented) in the root directory
that you want to use as a placeholder for the NTFS system files. Using this technique can
help avert some of the performance degradation that normally occurs with a converted drive.
/NoSecurity
Sets the converted files and directories to give the Everyone group full access.
This setting means that everyone can access the files and circumvent the security features that
NTFS can provide. Make sure you set security to reasonable levels of access after the conversion.
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