Convert FAT32 to NTFS without Formating Disk or Losing Your Data

2:47 pm Tips & Tricks , Windows 0 Comments

      You have a flash drive or probably an external hard drive that currently has FAT32 file system and you need to change it to NTFS, because FAT32 does not support handling large files (over 4GB) or it is just simply old for your taste but there is just one problem, you don't want to lose your saved data. then?

This article is explains exactly how you can achieve seamless conversion from FAT to NTFS without involving any data loss or formatting the disk.

There are many softwares for windows that support this conversion too but the Convert command is one of the easiest ways to do so.

Follow the steps below to know how:-

Important: While this method works perfectly, I would still advise you to backup your data in case anything goes wrong.

Steps to Convert FAT32 to NTFS

• Open My Computer or This PC, and note the Drive letter of the drive whose file system you want to convert.
• Open Start Menu or Start Screen.
• Type cmd in the search bar if you use Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 or Windows Vista. If you use Windows XP, click on Run and then execute cmd.
• Execute "chkdsk h: /f " (without quotes) where H is the letter of the drive to undergo conversion. This checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
• Execute "Convert H: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). H is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
• The command prompt will start the conversion process and after a few minutes, CMD will say that conversion was successful.
• You can check it in the properties of the drive through right click>Properties.

Thanks:TweakandTrick