Convert NTFS volume to exFAT (without losing contents)
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I have a 500GB external hard disk which I use mostly for storing movies/music and some backup. Since I have some rather large files I use NTFS on it, but don't need the security/compression/encryption features. I recently read about exFAT and as far as I understand it solves my shortcomings of FAT3…
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Fix for: Convert NTFS volume to exFAT (without losing contents)
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To answer your question: no, there is no utility.* I'd stick with NTFS. It's been around longer than exFAT, it is stable, and no one is forcing you to use the features like compression, security and encryption. It's also supported on a lot more plat…
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