Comments on: How to Reformat an External Hard Drive to NTFS Format In Ubuntu Hardy http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29 Uncomplicating the complicated, making life easier Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alexandre http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-17077 Alexandre Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:05:26 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-17077 Very nice! thanks Very nice! thanks

]]> By: Alexandre http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-17078 Alexandre Fri, 25 Jun 2010 01:05:26 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-17078 Very nice! thanks Very nice! thanks

]]> By: Shiva http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-16044 Shiva Fri, 16 Apr 2010 09:17:08 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-16044 Thank You very much :) Thank You very much :)

]]> By: sinisterstuf http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-15976 sinisterstuf Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:57:06 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-15976 Thankyou! I looked far and wide and THIS was the solution to my problem, thanks! Thankyou! I looked far and wide and THIS was the solution to my problem, thanks!

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-14191 Damien Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:04:06 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-14191 @Nitin Sanwgan: Did you install the <em>ntfsprogs</em> package @Nitin Sanwgan: Did you install the ntfsprogs package

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20104 Damien Sun, 17 Jan 2010 15:04:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20104 @Nitin Sanwgan: Did you install the <em>ntfsprogs</em> package @Nitin Sanwgan: Did you install the ntfsprogs package

]]> By: Nitin Sanwgan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-14190 Nitin Sanwgan Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:57:39 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-14190 ohh forgot to add...am using Ubuntu Karmic. And using GParted(in place of Partition Editor). ohh forgot to add…am using Ubuntu Karmic. And using GParted(in place of Partition Editor).

]]> By: Nitin Sanwgan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20103 Nitin Sanwgan Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:57:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20103 ohh forgot to add...am using Ubuntu Karmic. And using GParted(in place of Partition Editor). ohh forgot to add…am using Ubuntu Karmic. And using GParted(in place of Partition Editor).

]]> By: Nitin Sanwgan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-14189 Nitin Sanwgan Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:55:49 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-14189 Didn't work for me. The option of Format to -> NTFS is greyed out for some reason. Any clues? Didn’t work for me. The option of Format to -> NTFS is greyed out for some reason. Any clues?

]]> By: Nitin Sanwgan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20102 Nitin Sanwgan Sun, 17 Jan 2010 14:55:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20102 Didn't work for me. The option of Format to -> NTFS is greyed out for some reason. Any clues? Didn’t work for me. The option of Format to -> NTFS is greyed out for some reason. Any clues?

]]> By: Sajan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-9827 Sajan Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:18:50 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-9827 Thnx :) v'nice Thnx :) v’nice

]]> By: Sajan http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20101 Sajan Sun, 30 Aug 2009 10:18:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20101 Thnx :) v'nice Thnx :) v’nice

]]> By: brownknight http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-3836 brownknight Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:28:21 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-3836 great straightforward guide. just what i was looking for. great straightforward guide. just what i was looking for.

]]> By: brownknight http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20100 brownknight Sat, 20 Dec 2008 15:28:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20100 great straightforward guide. just what i was looking for. great straightforward guide. just what i was looking for.

]]> By: jorge http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-3766 jorge Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:09:58 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-3766 Very good! used this for myself! thank you Very good!

used this for myself!

thank you

]]> By: jorge http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20099 jorge Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:09:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20099 Very good! used this for myself! thank you Very good!

used this for myself!

thank you

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-2468 Damien Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:24:02 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-2468 @cneil: My apologies. I think I forgot to mention that. I have updated the post and place a reminder on this issue. Thanks @cneil: My apologies. I think I forgot to mention that. I have updated the post and place a reminder on this issue. Thanks

]]> By: Damien http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20098 Damien Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:24:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20098 @cneil: My apologies. I think I forgot to mention that. I have updated the post and place a reminder on this issue. Thanks @cneil: My apologies. I think I forgot to mention that. I have updated the post and place a reminder on this issue. Thanks

]]> By: cneil http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-2467 cneil Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:11:55 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-2467 You need to make it extremely clear that this method will delete all of the data on the disk. I thought that the magic of Gparted was that it would save the data while it formatted to a different file system. This is not the case. There was no warning that this would happen. The only Gparted warning was "it is recommended that you backup your data before executing this operation. Performing this format will delete all data on the disk! Fortunately for me, I just formatted my backup disk so unless my computer breaks in the next five minutes it doesn't matter. You need to make it extremely clear that this method will delete all of the data on the disk. I thought that the magic of Gparted was that it would save the data while it formatted to a different file system. This is not the case. There was no warning that this would happen. The only Gparted warning was “it is recommended that you backup your data before executing this operation.

Performing this format will delete all data on the disk!

Fortunately for me, I just formatted my backup disk so unless my computer breaks in the next five minutes it doesn’t matter.

]]> By: cneil http://maketecheasier.com/how-to-reformat-an-external-hard-drive-to-ntfs-format-in-ubuntu-hardy/2008/09/29#comment-20097 cneil Wed, 01 Oct 2008 02:11:00 +0000 http://maketecheasier.com/?p=899#comment-20097 You need to make it extremely clear that this method will delete all of the data on the disk. I thought that the magic of Gparted was that it would save the data while it formatted to a different file system. This is not the case. There was no warning that this would happen. The only Gparted warning was "it is recommended that you backup your data before executing this operation. Performing this format will delete all data on the disk! Fortunately for me, I just formatted my backup disk so unless my computer breaks in the next five minutes it doesn't matter. You need to make it extremely clear that this method will delete all of the data on the disk. I thought that the magic of Gparted was that it would save the data while it formatted to a different file system. This is not the case. There was no warning that this would happen. The only Gparted warning was “it is recommended that you backup your data before executing this operation.

Performing this format will delete all data on the disk!

Fortunately for me, I just formatted my backup disk so unless my computer breaks in the next five minutes it doesn’t matter.

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