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Windows Xp limited only to 32gb?

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stuff99

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May 11, 2007
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Hi everyone,

I just installed XP on my mac and I was wondering if there was a way to allocate more space onto the XP side after I installed it. It seemed to cap me off at 32gbs. I used fat32 so I can access my windows partition on my mac side.

Thanks!
 
32gb is the limit for FAT32. If you want to go bigger than that, then you need to use NTFS
 
so what should I do if i want to change my fat32 xp drive to ntsc with more hard drive space? Is that possible?
 
If you are able to change something from fat32 to ntsc, you are nothing short of a wizard :)

I do not know how to change a partition from fat32 to ntfs, sorry.
 
convert c: /fs:ntfs

Having said that, simply expanding the partition of your C: drive doesn't mean that Windows will be able to use the extra space for your system drive (C:\) without using some extra tools like Partition Magic or gparted, IIRC.

Converts FAT volumes to NTFS.

CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X]

volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon),
mount point, or volume name.
/FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS.
/V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode.
/CvtArea:filename
Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be
the place holder for NTFS system files.
/NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security
settings to be accessible by everyone.
/X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary.
All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid.
Click to expand...
 
If you resize the partition in OS X you'll be able to use it in Windows. The 32GB limit is an artificial limitation of the partition making software.
 
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