How can I change harddrive partition to NTFS

[yenly]

Under the FAQ on the right, it briefly discussed 2 methods to overcome 4GB size limit.

First one is switch to Window XP...which is currently my OS. However, I was not able to capture anything over 1900MB. If I go over this size, the clip won't play when I tried to view it through Window Media Player.

So does this have something to do with changing the harddrive partition to NTFS? What exactly does this mean and is it something easy for a computer dummy like me to handle?

Second method is to use VDub Multisegment Capture. Here is my question...as the file reaches 1900MB (clip1), it will split and put the next 1900 MB (clip2) onto a spill drive that I will designate, which is say C:\. Then, once it reaches another 1900 MB (clip3)...what happen? Will it overwrite the existing one (clip2) unless I specify another spill drive or will it automatically create a separate file each time it split and I don't have to specify each spill drive for each 1900MB. I hope my wordings aren't too confusing here.

Please explain.

[coyote]

ok.....this is an easy one.....if you want to change your partitions to ntfs you must:

1. Open up a command prompt
2. Type this:
[/i]convert c: /fs:ntfs
(that will convert your c drive...if you want to convert and other partitions you must put their drive letter in instead of c:
3. Reboot the pc. This will take a while because it will be converting the drive (I have had this take up to a half hour on some machines)
4. It will then reboot your pc on its own

You will then still only have a 2 gig drive.....if you want to repartion after the fact you will need a commercial product such as Partition Magic.

Your other option if you are using the Pro version of Windows Xp is to MOUNT the other partition into your c drive (although I do not recommend this.

[sterno]

You can convert an existing partition to NTFS, but you're better off if you can format a new partition as NTFS instead. The conversion doesn't use efficient settings.

When you set up VirtualDub's spill drives and segmented captures it will create 1900MB files one after another (numbered sequentially) until the first spill drive runs out of space, then it moves on to the second drive and continues, then the next, etc. If your first drive has 4GB available, it'll create two 1900MB capture files and (depending on how you set it up) possibly a third, smaller file. Then it moves to the second spill drive and does the same thing, and so on until it either runs out of spill drives or you stop the capture.

[handyguy]

try download. com search for ntsf or partition.,

partition magic is best as you can go back & forth.

[Luddite]

thought it was xp pro for ntfs???
if ya got home...ya cant
either way...dont convert...create

[DeleriumMDK]

Im using XP Home with NTFS. The version of XP doesn't matter as far as I can tell.

[leebo]

Depending on which type of AVI file you're capturing, you may be stuck with a 4 gig file size limit reguardless of partition and OS type. The fact that you seem to be saying your captures are going over 4 gigs indicates you may already have NTFS partitions.

As for capturing software that splits the capture into seperate, 2 gig files, most that I'm aware of simply add a 01, 02, etc. at the end of the file name.

[gmatov]

I know nothing.

That said, Yenly says he is getting 1900 meg files, less than 2 gig, and Fat32 will cap to 4 gig, 3.99, when you click in 'em. I've had this on my 32 machines.

It sounds more like a default setting in VDub, to stop at 1.9 gig, and start clip2.

Sound reasonable?

[Redd]

Yes, via disk management.
To open Computer Management, click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management. In the console tree, click Disk Management. For further help...Once clicked on Disk Management, click on Action and choose help.

[gmatov]

Redd,

I didn't undestand a word you wrote. Are you saying that WinXP defaults to a max 1.9 gig file size, and that you have to change that? Man, if that's so, all the guys saying change to XP for NTFS are shy one direction, change your max file size.

Right or wrong?

[dcsos]

Partition Magic is a little dangerous to use because if the PARTION MAGIC drive looses it's "BOOT RECORD" you cannot use MICROSOFT product to fix it

Once you use partion magic, IF THE PARTION FAILS, WINDOWS DOESN'T RECOGNIZE THE FILE SYSTEM

That is --it says its reformatting to NTFS, but ist really fomatting to Partion Magic's version of NTFS that WINDOWS ceases to rescognize as a valid NTFS partition...

It'll work, however if you use PARTION MAGIC DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS to fix the screwed partition.

[pbhalerao]

As George (gmatov) says, your problem isn't with the 4GB FAT size limit. Rather check your VDub settings/preferences. The maximum file size must have been set to 1900MB.

But if you wish to convert to NTFS, do a format of the drive. Back up everything and then format the drive with NTFS. This you cannot do with your boot partition (C:\). If you wish to convert C: to NTFS, you must convert (and not format).

[leebo]

Guess I mis-read what file size he's getting. But he did state his intention to break the FAT32 4 gig barrior.

What I said about a 2 gig limit for certain AVI's is correct. But no where did he state exactly what he was capturing or his method. And he didn't say he coulden't capture over 1900 megs, he said captures over that size won't play.

yenly, please give exact details, settings, hardware used, etc.

[gmatov]

Leebo,

That is even more confusing. I know that when I cap with FAT32, and the file grows to 3.99, it won't play. So, is that why his files over 1.9 gig won't play?

XP is supposed to, with NTFS, take an infinite file size, limited to the disk cap.
So, why is he having this prob, unless there is a default file size max, either VDub, or XP?

[leebo]

So, why is he having this prob, unless there is a default file size max, either VDub, or XP?

Geeze. I'm going from memory from just a few years ago, so I may have some facts wrong.

Everyone capturing AVI's had a limit of 2 gigs. This was due to a 2 gig limit in AVI's at the time. Even after FAT32 came out, there was still a 2 gig limit on AVI's.

That changed to 4 gig's with Mini DV AVI's IN COMBINATION WITH FAT32, I think.

Now with everyone capturing DV and using NTFS, the limit is so large no one ever reaches it, so we perceive no limit.

However, w/o yenly's details, how can anyone deduce his problem?

[yenly]

Thanks everyone! Your postings help a lot.

I went home last night and checked my PC. Under the properties tab for C, it does say NTFS. So I didn't have to convert anything. I also tried the spill system with VDub and it worked perfectly. I think my harddrive (c:\) is actually not 4GB but over 90GB. Under the c drive, it shows how much free space I still have and it was in a 1xx,xxx,xxx,xxx digits. Is that possible? I didn't know I have that much space on my harddrive. I could be wrong here. Can a harddrive be that huge?

I'll try to capture a 30-min clip in VDub tonight and see what happen. Last time I did it, it didn't work...that was why I thought I have the FAT32 problem.

Thanks again!!!

[yenly]

Forgot some minor details...

I'm currently using Belkin USB VideoBus II and am trying to convert all of my VHS films into SVCD. So the process is using VDub to capture the clips from the VCR. I did uncheck the file size limit option under setting/preference in VDub. I captured it uncompressed....no Huffyuv (can't even figure out how to install this thing on my PC - talking about being dumb) or anything like that.

Last time I tried it, whenever the clip went over a certain file size it won't play. I captured for like 20 minutes, then tried and opened it in Window Media Player and I will get a message such as invalid file format or something - it won't open the clip. No problem like such if I stop the capture around 7 minutes which is roughly or a little over 1900MB. I'm pretty sure it's not a harddrive space problem....like I mentioned above, I checked last night and my c drive is well over a 4GB limit.

I will test this again tonight and see what happens. I'm trying to solve this file size limit so my PC is set to go when I receive my Canopus ADVC-100 this weekend (just can't wait...have heard so many good things about this device from people on this board).

[Redd]

Redd, I didn't undestand a word you wrote.

@gmatov

All I gave were directions/path how and where to convert to NTFS.

[dcsos]

HUFFY HAS A SPECIAL INSTALL THATS WHY

Find a file that got extracted from the HUFFY FILES called HUFFY.INF (the inf part of the name only shows up in windows if you have SHOW ALL FILES AND EXTENSIONS ENABLED!)

when you locate HUFFY.INF you have to right click it..
LOOK NOW THIS RIGHT CLICK MENU HAS AS THE THIRD OPTION "INSTALL"
just left click install and it does!