Convert your Partition from FAT32 to NTFS with CMD without Formatting or losing data

Convert Your Partitions from FAT32 to NTFS Without Formatting or Losing your data through Command Prompt - No Need for any Software..

Dear Readers, today i will lead you to how to convert Partition of any drive attached to a Windows PC either its a Hard Disk Drive, Flash Drive or an External HDD from FAT32 to NTFS... Lets Start with the Basics...

What is a File System ?
A: A file system is the underlying structure a computer uses to organize data on a hard disk. If you are installing a new hard disk, you need to partition and format it using a file system before you can begin storing data or programs. In Windows, the three file system options you have to choose from are NTFS, FAT32, and the older and rarely-used FAT (also known as FAT16).

Advantages of NTFS over FAT32

• The capability to recover from some disk-related errors automatically, which FAT32 cannot.
• Improved support for larger hard disks.
• Better security because you can use permissions and encryption to restrict access to specific files to approved users.
• Maximum Volume Size is 2TB over 32GB of FAT32
• Maximum File Size for Storing is nearly Unlimited over 4GB of FAT32
• Allows Compression of Files and Folders where as FAT32 doesnt
• Has the ability to auto counter disk related problem that are not major, while FAT32 always performs Chkdsk command at startup when an error is encountered.

Many a times you might have thought of converting your Partitions from FAT32 to NTFS because of the excessive features offered by the NTFS Partition and Suddenly a question arises that this might result in Loss of Data of your Partition.

So, Heres how to get it done through Command Prompt..

Converting Your Partition File System From FAT32 to NTFS 

• Open Command Prompt in Administrator Mode, To do this, click on start (Win XP/Vista/7) or Hit Windows button (Win 7/8) --> under the search bar, type in Command --> When you see a black icon labeled Command Prompt, Right click on it and select Run as Administrator.
• After the command prompt windows has appeared, enter the following command" convert C: /FS:NTFS " - without double quotes.(Replace letter C: with any drive you want to convert)
• You will be asked to confirm the Volume label of the Partition you want to convert.
• Thats it.. it will take some time depending on your system, running tasks and storage allocated to that partition.
• Take Sometime and perform " Chkdsk  C: /F " command before converting your partition to any other filesystem. This ensures that you have a healthy partition and no errors occurs during conversion process.

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