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Converting EXT3 to NTFS Under Windows 7 ?
I am pretty sure I asked this question a few years back and got a solution here.... but I have lost all of my saved subscriptions in the change to the new forum format.... so here goes again.... ...
Not sure how old the PC is, but it's an I-7.
Lifeguard is a Western Digital drive diagnostic, and is found on wdc.com. A direct link is http://download.wdc.com/windlg/WinDlg_v1_28.zip
A guide to windows disk formatting is here: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/formatting-disks-and-drives-frequently-asked-questions
For the benefit of anybody else on this little journey: It turned out to be a USB limitation..... When I was trying to reformat the drive it was in a USB housing and there's something about USB that gets between Window and a 3-TB drive's full capacity.
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Put the drive in the SATA sled I use for backups, and the problem went away.
Likewise, with the drive in an external housing connected via eSATA, no problems either.
The Takeaway: Beware of USB connections to 3-TB drives.
PeteCress wrote:
For the benefit of anybody else on this little journey: It turned out to be a USB limitation..... When I was trying to reformat the drive it was in a USB housing and there's something about USB that gets between Window and a 3-TB drive's full capacity.
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I should have thought of that (sorry I overlooked it). Older USB enclosures/adapters often can't handle drives > 2 TB. I've run into that myself (and purchased a new adapter). All the USB 3.0 enclosures/adapters will handle it, so if anyone else does run into this, just get a USB 3.0 model.
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