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You need to upgrade your computer from the FAT file system to an NTFS file system. What should you do?
The correct answer is C. Use the Convert C:/fs:ntfs command. To upgrade a disk from the FAT file system to NTFS without losing data, the convert command-line utility should be used. This tool performs an in-place conversion, preserving existing files and folders.
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- AUse the Backup and Restore tool.
- BClear the hard disk drive by using the Format tool.
- CUse the Convert C:/fs:ntfs command.
- DRun the Windows Easy Transfer tool.
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To upgrade a disk from the FAT file system to NTFS without losing data, the `convert` command-line utility should be used. This tool performs an in-place conversion, preserving existing files and folders.
The Backup and Restore tool is for creating and restoring data backups, not for changing file system types directly.
Using the Format tool would erase all data on the hard disk drive and create a new file system, which is not an 'upgrade' without data loss.
The `convert` command is a command-line utility specifically designed to change a FAT, FAT32, or exFAT volume to NTFS without requiring a reformat and without data loss. For example, `convert C: /fs:ntfs` would convert the C drive to NTFS while keeping all existing files intact.
Windows Easy Transfer is used to migrate user profiles and data between computers, not to convert file systems on a single drive.
Concept tested: Converting FAT to NTFS file system
Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/convert
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