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If the hard drive is empty, you don't need to use "convert". It will probably be quicker to reformat. You can either use "format e: /fs:ntfs" from the command line, or format the drive from disk manager. If you already have files stored on the drive and want to preserve them, convert is the correct command. The volume label, if the drive has one (they are not required) can be viewed by right clicking on the drive icon in an explorer window and clicking properties. The volume label is at the top of the "General" tab. You can also see the volume label by doing a DIR from a command prompt type E: <enter> then typ DIR. The first line of output, before th file listing will say Volume in drive D is <volume label>, or Volume in drive D has no label.