Every new version of an operating system, application or file system comes with a number of advanced features. The same thing applies on NTFS file system as well. It is the latest and most powerful file system, developed by Microsoft Corporation. In order to take advantages of the improved features of NTFS file system, several Windows users convert their file system from FAT32 to NTFS file system.

But in some situations, the conversion can not be completed successfully and it results into serious partition loss situations. In these cases, you are required to opt for appropriate Partition Recovery solutions.

In a practical scenario, when you try converting a Windows partition from FAT32 to NTFS file system during the Sysprep cloning process, and the drive volume being converted has anything other than null (blank) volume label, the file system conversion might be unsuccessful. Depending upon the process you use to convert the file system, there is either an error message is shown that disappears before it could be read or no error message is displayed.

When use the Sysprep in conjunction with the modified Sysprep.inf file and the below line is added to [unattend] section, this this specific situation, the file system conversion can not complete successfully:

“[UNATTEND]

FileSystem=ConvertNTFS”

Additionally, the [GUIRunOnce] section in Sysprep.inf file allows you to execute command. When you use Convert command, the procedure aborts and you Windows prompts you for a volume name. This entire behavior of Windows cause partition loss and require Partition Recovery to be sorted out.

Root of the issue

Use of ConvertNTFS parameter isn’t supported during Mini-Setup phase, which is executed after a cloned system is created with the System Preparation Utility is started initially. The ConvertNTFS parameter is only supported during the text mode setup that is never invoked by System Preparation tool.

Resolution

Use CONVERT.EXE command to convert file system from FAT32 to NTFS. This process is quite safe and works in most of the cases. But if you have already tried to convert file system using ConvertNTFS parameter during the Mini-Setup phase, partition loss occurs and Partition Recovery Software are required to handle the situation.

These are effective third party applications, which are capable of thoroughly scanning the affected hard drive and extract all of the lost, missing and inaccessible data from it. The Partition Recovery Software are absolutely safe and simple to use.

Stellar Phoenix Windows Data Recovery is the most excellent solution for all your partition loss problems. It supports recovery from FAT32, NTFS and NTFS5 file system partitions. The software is compatible with Microsoft Windows 7 (RC1), Vista, 2003, XP and 2000.