"insufficient space" when converting FAT To NTFS
"Insufficient disk space" is reported when using CONVERT.EXE to convert a file system from FATx to NTFS.
The problem may be bad sectors on the partition.
To check the partition: run CHKDSK [drive] /F /R If XP is encountering any bad sectors it will report "nn KB in bad sectors".
One work-around is to reformat the HD and do a fresh install. Just be sure to back-up the data first.
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The /R option lets tries to recover any readable data in the bad sectors and the /F option looks for them. Actually, using /R implies the /F but I like to use both just incase.
I find things are easier to remember if the logic is clean and there aren't anymore shortcuts than you need.
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