Type the following at the Windows command prompt (start, run, "cmd"): convert c: /fs:ntfs /v It will complain about locked files and perform the convert at the next reboot, which you should do immediately. -----Original Message----- From: pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pgsql-general-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Joshua D. Drake Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 1:10 PM To: Andrus Cc: pgsql-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Why database is corrupted after re-booting On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 19:14 +0300, Andrus wrote: > > To change partition types you need to re-format (resetting partitions > > will lose data structure - reformat required). > > Troy, > > Whole my IDE drive is 20 GB FAT32 C: drive booting XP > I have a lot of data in this drive so it is not possible to re-format. Also > I do'nt want to create two logical disks in single drive. > > Is this prevents data corruption for Postgres, is there some utility which > can convert C: drive to NTFS ? > Can Partition Magic help ? XP at least on install I believe has the ability to convert to NTFS. Have you tried just right clicking on your C: selecting properties and then seeing if there is a convert option? > > Andrus > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to > choose an index scan if your joining column's datatypes do not > match -- The PostgreSQL Company - Command Prompt, Inc. 1.503.667.4564 PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support Managed Services, Shared and Dedicated Hosting Co-Authors: plPHP, plPerlNG - http://www.commandprompt.com/ ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster
