FAT refers to file allocation table
NTFS refers to New technology file system.
NTFS is the latest and standard file system.
FAT32 is slower and doesn’t support large files.
Convert FAT32 to NTFS without losing data:
1) Go to start and go to run and type ‘CMD’ without any quotes and press OK.
2) DOS screen will appear and after that go to C: by typing cd C: then hit enter.
3) See the letter of the drive in My Computer, which you want to convert.
4) Go to CMD and type “CONVERT X: /FS: NTFS” without any quotes.
Note: Here, X: refers to the letter your system drive or external drive name.
5) On the question Y/N press Y and press Enter.
6) And Now, wait for few minutes. After CMD resumes, your work is done and your file system is converted to NTFS and you can close CMD by typing exit on the screen.
Note: To see your file is in which format, go to my computer and right click on that drive and properties.
7) If there is error or CMD says X: was not converted to NTFS etc, follow the next steps.
Follow same process as step one and in DOS mode type “Chkdsk X: /F” after that it will tell ‘convert lost chains top files Y/N’ then press Y to continue.
9) After finishing, you will find that your file system is in NTFS.
NTFS refers to New technology file system.
NTFS is the latest and standard file system.
FAT32 is slower and doesn’t support large files.
Convert FAT32 to NTFS without losing data:
1) Go to start and go to run and type ‘CMD’ without any quotes and press OK.
2) DOS screen will appear and after that go to C: by typing cd C: then hit enter.
3) See the letter of the drive in My Computer, which you want to convert.
4) Go to CMD and type “CONVERT X: /FS: NTFS” without any quotes.
Note: Here, X: refers to the letter your system drive or external drive name.
5) On the question Y/N press Y and press Enter.
6) And Now, wait for few minutes. After CMD resumes, your work is done and your file system is converted to NTFS and you can close CMD by typing exit on the screen.
Note: To see your file is in which format, go to my computer and right click on that drive and properties.
7) If there is error or CMD says X: was not converted to NTFS etc, follow the next steps.
Follow same process as step one and in DOS mode type “Chkdsk X: /F” after that it will tell ‘convert lost chains top files Y/N’ then press Y to continue.
9) After finishing, you will find that your file system is in NTFS.
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