Partition Manager 8.5

This section contains a set of options that will be taken into account while converting file systems. By default, the program takes locale (regional) settings from the system. However, the user can customize default locale settings such as: time zone and language of file names.

These parameters affect the conversion of file systems "FATxx ->NTFS" and "NTFS -> FATxx". The problem lies in the use of different standards for file names and file time stamps (Created, Modified and Last access time) of NTFS and FATxx file systems.

Initially, the program displays the default locale settings, which may be changed:

   Time zone. Specify the time zone to use during a file system conversion. NTFS keeps file timestamps in GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) while FAT uses the unadjusted local date and time. The program takes proper account of the difference between internal formats of file timestamps and enables to use the time zone information to adjust the timestamp values.

   Language for file names. Choose the correct code page value. NTFS stores file names in Unicode while FAT/FAT32 file systems use ANSI encoding for saving short filenames (also called DOS aliases). The code page information is required for correct conversion of non-English filenames from Unicode to ANSI and vice versa.

   Request confirmation of settings before NTFS < - > FAT/FAT32 conversion. Mark the option to automatically display the dialog of the locale settings confirmation every time the Convert file system operation is performed.