FAT and NTFS Conversion - Limitations & Advantages

FAT - File Allocation Table

It’s an earlier version of file storage system. But still all USB Devices & External Hard Disk uses this system in default. But it has some limitations. You can only store data which has less than 4GB in a single file size. If it is more than that you have to only use NTFS System.

NTFS - New Technology File System

It’s an latest version of file storage system and allows any file size to store in the disk. It has many more advantages like savings in space and performance in speed etc., But you don’t use this system if you are using the device in TV’s and DVD Players. Because it will only work with Computer systems. So you can use this for External Hard Disk. This system can able to store up to 4EB (Exabytes) as a single file. It is equivalent to 4 billion gigabytes. So we don’t go that much.

                                                                         

Conversion from FAT32 to NTFS without any data loss.

Let your Drive name is “H”

1.       Go to start button, open RUN, type CMD and hit enter and it will open the command window.

2.       Now type following command chkdsk H: /f (H is the letter of the drive) it will check the disk error and if any found then it will fixes them automatically.

3.       After that type following command Convert H: /FS:NTFS and hit Enter. Where I is the letter of the drive to be converted

4.       Now this command will start the conversion process and after few minutes it will say that conversion is successful.

5.       Please be sure that you give Default in Allocation Unit size otherwise give 518bytes. Lesser in size will not waste your disk space while copying more number of small size files.

Conversion from NTFS to FAT32 without any data loss.

1.       You have to back up your data in your local disk.

2.       Then do format by changing NTFS to FAT32.

3.       No other methods available as of now

Power Cut on 27.05.2014

Power supply will be suspended in the following areas on 27.5.2014 between 9.00 A.M. to 2.00 P.M. for maintenance work. 

KAMARAJ NAGAR AREA : 

Kamaraj nagar, N.M.road, Avadi TNHB, Vasantham nagar, Govarthangiri, Paruthipet, Kannapalayam, P.H.road, Avadi Market, Kumaran nagar, Periyar nagar, Anandam nagar.

THORAIPAKKAM AREA : 

Thoraipakkam, Kannaki Nagar, Vettuvankeni area, Karapakkam, VGP Avenue, Okkiyum Pettai, Kumaran Kudil, Parthasarathy nagar, Mettukuppam, MK Chavadi, Part of OMR, Chandrasekaran Avenue, PTC Quarters.

Power Cut timing 8 A.M. to 10 A.M.

Areas: Part of Purasawalkam, Doveton, parts of Teynampet, Anna Salai and Cathedral Road, T. Nagar, Pondy Bazaar, South Usman Road, MRC Nagar, Karpagam Avenue, Greenways Lane, Ranimeyammai Tower, K.V.B. Garden, Srinivasa Avenue, parts of Anna Salai and Greams Road, Whites Road, Rukmani Lakshmipathy Salai, Ethiraj Salai, Raheja Complex, Moorthingal Lane, Kamaraj Salai, part of Mylapore, Flower Bazaar, Parrys, Broadway, part of Esplanade, Anna Poonga, Moolakkadai, Muthamizh Nagar, Kolathur, Lakshmi Puram, part of Sembium, Manali, Vyasarpadi Industrial Estate, part of GST Road, Nehru Nagar, Guindy Industrial Estate, Ekkatuthangal, Kalaimagal Nagar, Kadaperi, MEPZ, ECR Road, MGR Salai, VGP, Seaward Road, Porur, part of Arcot Road, Sholinganallur, Tharamani Industrial Estate, NMM Road, Arumbakkam, MMDA Colony, parts of Ponnamallee High Road, Choolaimedu and Padi, Korattur, Koyambedu Market, Chinmaya Nagar, Natesan Nagar, Pandeswaram, Puzhal, part of Red Hills, Sothuperumbedu, Alamathy.

Power Cut timing: 10AM to 12AM

Areas: Part of Anna Salai, G.P. Road, Govt. Estate, Bharathi Salai, Triplicane, Thayar Sahib Street, Big Street, Wallajah Road, Saidapet, CIT Nagar, Demellows Road, B&C Mill Area, Pulianthope, Royapettah Road, Lloyds Road, Balaji Nagar, Peters Road, Thousand Lights, Whites Road, Vadaperumbakkam, Manali, Napalayam, part of T.H. Road, G.A. Road, K.A. Koil, Thandavarayan Street, Old Washermenpet, GKM Colony, SRP Colony, Thiruvottiyur, L&T Company, Kotturpuram, Turnbulls Road, Kasthuribai Nagar, IIT, Madambakkam, Chromepet, Kadaperi, Pammal, Pallavaram, Ramasamy Salai, Park View Road, Porur, SRMC, Iyyapanthangal, Kattupakkam, Chettiyar Agaram, Perumbakkam, Thirumudivakkam, Kilkattalai, Vijaya Nagaram, Velachery High Road, Dhandeeswaram, Kovilambakkam, Nanmangalam, part of Anna Nagar, K.G. Road, Raju Naicken Street, New Avadi Road, Medavakkam Tank Road, Vanagaram, Maduravoyal, Mogappair East, Pattabiram, part of Thirunindravur, Tiruvallur High Road, Red Hills, part of Anna Nagar, Thiruverkadu.

Power Cut timing: 12AM to 2PM

Areas: R.A. Puram, parts of Teynampet, Luz, Indra Nagar and Mylapore. Bells Road, Chepauk, K.H. Road, Strahans Road, Pattinapakkam, Kamaraj Salai, part of Mandaveli, High Court, NSC Bose Road, Kuralagam, Armenien Street 2{+n}{+d}Lane, Beach, Thambu Chetty Street, Erabalu Chetty Street, Beach Road, Seven Wells, Mannady, Spencer, part Of Anna Salai, Spurtank Road, Montieth Road, Casa Major Road, part of P.H. Road, A.C. Road, Red Cross Society, Fountain Plaza, L&T Koil Street, Gangu Reddy Koil Street, T.V. Naidu Street, Mahalingapuram, Kamdar Nagar, part Of Nungambakkam, Thirumalaipillai Road, Dr. Naiyar Road, part of T. Nagar, West Mambalam, Madley Road, Jubilee Road, Brindavan Street, parts of Ashok Nagar and KK Nagar, Ennore, Cement Company, Tondiarpet, Mathur, Sidco (Villivakkam), R.K. Nagar, part of Tondiarpet, Kovoor, Kundrathur, Mangadu, Periya Panichery, Gerugambakkam, Kumananchavadi, Karaiyanchavadi, Gorimedu, Ponnamallee Town, Noombal, Kaduvetti, Pudhuthangal, Raj Bhavan, Classic Mall, St. Thomas Mount, part of Adambakkam, Meenambakkam, Thoraipakkam, Spastic Society, TTTI, RMZ, part of Avadi, Tank Factory, part of Thirumullaivoyal, Chetpet, Sterling Road, parts of Nungambakkam High Road, Ponnamallee High Road and Avadi, Kamaraj Nagar, Ambattur, Pattaravakkam, 4th Avenue, 2nd Avenue, 7th Avenue, TAS Complex, 5th Avenue, parts of Anna Nagar and Ambattur Industrial Estate, Thirumullaivoyal, part of Mogapair, TI Cycle.

Power Cut timing: 2PM to 4PM

Areas: Chintadripet, part of Anna Salai, Pudupet, Simpson, part of Egmore, Purasawalkam High Road, Secretariat Colony, part of Doveton, Ohms Road, Flower Road, Bulfar Road, Tower Block, part of Ponnamallee High Road and Anna Salai, S.M. Nagar, K.B. Dasan Nagar, part of T. Nagar, Eldams Road, Nehru Stadium, Periyamedu, Nungambakkam High Road, part of Cathedral Road, KNK Road, part of G.N. Chetty Road, Kodambakkam High Road, Avvai Shanmugham Salai, Dr. Besant Road, Mirsahibpet, Shaik Dawood Street, Begum Sahib Street, Ameer Mahal, Perumal Mudali Street, part of Bharathi Salai, North Usman Road, Mint, Kondithope, Jatakapuram, Chinapuram, Kaladipet, Rajakadai, parts of Perambur and Kolathur, Ayanavaram, Villivakkam, ICF, Stanley, Barracks Road, Old Jail Road, part of Royapuram, Gopalsamy Naicken Street, Alandur, HCL, part of KK Nagar, Alagiri Salai, Govindan Salai, part of Guindy, Poonambalam Salai, Ramasamy Salai, MGR Nagar, Bharathidasan Colony, parts of West Mambalam, Ashok Nagar, Kadaperi and MEPZ, Pallavaram, Chromepet, Perungudi Industrial Estate, Perungudi, Tambaram, Indra Nagar, part of Ponnamallee, Nazarath Pettai, parts of Nanganallur and Adambakkam, Virugambakkam, Dhasarathapuram, Vadapalani, part of Arcot Road, Sathya Garden, Besant Nagar, JR Nagar, Malaviya Colony, part of Anna Nagar, Shenoy Nagar, R.V. Nagar, T.P. Chatram, Ayyapakkam, part of Mahalingapuram, Kamdhar Nagar, SAF Games Village, part of Chinmaya Nagar, Jagannathan Nagar, part of 100-feet Road, Koyambedu, Anna Nagar West, Anna Nagar West Extension, Thirumangalam.

Power Cut timing: 4PM to 6PM

Areas: College Road, part of Greams Road, Egmore, parts of Ponnamallee High Road and Purasawalkam, Spurtank Road, MMDA, NSC Bose Road, parts of Thambu Chetty Street, Poonamallee High Road, Mylapore and Luz. Housing Board, Lotus Colony, Tower Block, Cenotaph Road, Chamiers Road, Saduallah Street, part of T. Nagar, CIT Nagar, Motilal Street, Rameswaram Road, Natesan Road, R.K. Salai, TTK Road, CIT Colony, part of Gopalapuram, P.S. Sivasamy, Central Road, Jafferkhanpet, part of KK Nagar, Postal Colony (West Mambalam), Saidapet West, VSM Garden, Perumal Koil Street, Kodungaiyur, parts of Esplanade and Royapuram, Sembium, Madhavaram, Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, parts of Vyasarpadi and Perambur, Toll Gate, Cherry Road, Arcot Road, Valasaravakkam, Enjambakkam, ETL, Guindy Industrial Estate, part of Tambaram, Selaiyur, Choolaimedu, Kodambakkam, part of North Usman Road, Vadapalani, Ashok Nagar, Trust Puram, Madipakkam, Perungalathur, Bharathi Salai, Valluvar Salai, Mugalivakkam, Manapakkam, Ponamallee High Road, Ramavaram, Siruseri Industrial Estate, Indra Nagar, Kalashetra Colony, Seaward Road, Valmiki Nagar, Avvai Nagar, Gnanapathy Nagar, Thiruvalluvar Nagar, Vasudevan Nagar, Palavakkam, Ambattur Industrial Estate, Mogappair, part Of Thirumangalam, Nolambur, Padi.