75million 512byte NTFS clusters gridlocked my PC
I converted a 36GB master drive from FAT32 to NTFS in line with a new 160GB slave drive.
Sadly it partitioned into 75 million clusters of 512 bytes each :eek: and my processor now runs at about 2Hz.
I could back up all the system drives on to the slave if I knew how, but I have no system disk (ex-Time customer you see) and can only re-load. Windows has 3.5GB of files and I just don't have 6 blank CDs!
Has anybody any idea how I can re-partition the master drive into bigger clusters without having to reformat the master drive and/or back up the entire volume?.
75million 512byte NTFS clusters gridlocked my PC
Thanx Geo.
So I have to format the C: drive?
I have moved or copied all the data files to the new 160GB slave drive F: but the 36GB master drive C: is where the system files are, which are not backed up.
Now is this a format or a reload, where the files would I presume be returned to their factory state, i.e. overwritten in FAT32?
Is this something I can do without backing up the system files? Also, would drive F: be excluded from thr format?