How to convert external backup drive My Book from fat32 to NTFS

Convert a backup drive to NTFS

If you have already copied
files to your external hard drive, and you don’t want to delete them,
you can convert your hard drive to NTFS.

To convert an external drive to NTFS

1.	Log on to your computer as an administrator.
2.	Click Start, right-click My Computer.
3.	In the My Computer window, make a note of the drive letter and label assigned to your external drive. Usually, the drive letter will be E or F. The drive letter will not be C (that’s the hard drive inside your computer). The label is the word between the drive picture and the drive letter. Some drives may not have a label.
4.	Click Start, click Run, and then type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs For example, if your external drive is drive E, you would type convert E: /fs:ntfs Then, click OK.
5.	A command window appears. Type the label for your external drive, and then press ENTER. If your drive does not have a label, just press ENTER.
6.	If a message warns you that the volume is in use by another process, close any other open windows. Then, press Y and then ENTER.

Windows
XP converts your external drive to NTFS. When the conversion is done,
the window automatically closes. Your drive is ready for your backups.