Computer savvy people please help?

[kawasakirider]

Hey everyone, I have a bit of an issue with my computer, for some reason I can't see NTSC files on my ext. hard drive.

The reason this is a problem is that I have just downloaded Hanna, and the copy is a blueray version which is over 4gb. The FAT32 system can't transfer files over 4gb in size, so I need to change to NTSC, but I don't know how to get my computer to do it.

I'm running windows 7 home premium if that makes any difference. Will I have to reformat my hard drive, and if so, will I lose my data? Also if I don't lose the data, after I mess with my computer will I be able to read both NTSC and FAT32?

Thanks in advance!

Sorry, I meant NTFS, got mixed up with overseas gaming regions, haha....

 

[Kurto]

right click the hard drive in windows explorer. there will be a format option.

change from FAT32 to NTFS and click format

 

[kawasakirider]

Thanks mate, the thing is half of the hard drive is partitioned and it IS NTFS, but I can't read it on my computer for some reason?

 

[camspeed]

Formatting will erase all the data on your hard drive. Don't know why you would have your hard drive formatted with FAT32?

 

[kawasakirider]

I didn't format it. But my computer can't read NTFS, half of the hard drive is partitioned to NTFS, and my computer can't read that half?

 

[saximus]

You can get programs to change the drive format without having to reformat it. Windows can't do that on it's own though. I'm on my phone otherwise I'd google it for you.

 

[kawasakirider]

It's not really the problem of formatting the hard drive, because half of it is already NTFS, but my computer isn't reading NTFS, that's the issue I'm having. Sorry for being daft, I have no idea what I'm doing with computers.

 

[slim6y]

Your computer runs Windows 7 and can't read NTFS?

I think something is wrong there...

Your drive on your computer should be formatted to NTFS... Maybe I misread it or something...

My external hard drives are all Fat32 because the PS3 can't read NTFS - a real downside to the system they employ. Though - in credit, the way it reads Fat32 is as good as NTFS anyway - and if I want to watch a Blu Ray - I can!!!

To me, without knowing much, if half a drive can't be read - that sounds pretty bad...

 

[kawasakirider]

Well then I won't be formatting my hard drive to NTFS, as I'm trying to play a movie from a PS3. Thanks Sim6y.

 

[J-A-X]

If you're running both ntfs and fat32 then you have got 2 partitions on there, I'm guessing that the PC isnt 'seeing' it as oppose to not being able to 'read' it. You may just be able to get away with assigning a drive letter via Disk management, but sometimes the FAT partition needs to be the first partition, you may have it back to front,
you just need to assign a drive letter to each partition.

 

[kawasakirider]

I have no idea what you just said. Thanks, though. I'll try and work it out.

 

[william_blakers]

If you right click the hard drive icon and hit Properties what file system does it say the hard drive is using and how much space is allocated to each?

 

[J-A-X]

I have no idea what you just said. Thanks, though. I'll try and work it out.

sorry, :lol:

go and find out if its seeing the whole drive or just part of it.

go to 'Start'
go to 'computer'

you will have icons of your hard drives, and it will tell you the capacity of each. if your external isnt saying the right capacity then hover the mouse over the icon of your external drive, then look at the bottom of that window and it should tell you what file system its accessing - Fat32 or NTFS (i'm assuming that home premium lets you see the info at the bottom of the window, if not do what william has suggested and right click the icon > properties and it will give you the info.

 

[SYNeR]

Start - type in 'diskmgmt.msc'

Select the drive and see what partitions are listed..

maybe also get a proper partitioning program and scan the drive. The partition table may be corrupt.

 

[kawasakirider]

Thanks everyone, I'll give it a go. Not too fussed about it now after what slim has told me. I only wanted to put things onto my hard drive to play through my PS3.

 

[slim6y]

Thanks everyone, I'll give it a go. Not too fussed about it now after what slim has told me. I only wanted to put things onto my hard drive to play through my PS3.

If you're networked between PC/Mac and PS3 you can use your hard drive as an external for the PS3.

There's a bunch of easy to use networking programs that allow you to see the PC folders as you would an external drive.

I used to do this - but I found it more reliable to just copy the videos through to a FAT32 formatted external HD and plug and play that way.

The downside is (of course) when you get over 4GB videos - which is only movies (so I rent or buy those anyway) - you'd then need to split the video file to make it playable on the PS3.

 

[kawasakirider]

Yeah well people are getting pretty good at uploading good quality feature length movies under 1.5gb now, so I'll just keep doing it the way I do it. The only reason I downloaded a larger file was because it was a bleary file, and I wanted to see what it would look like on the ps3. I just bought it as an upgrade from my 360.