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How to Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10

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Vjay
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May 13, 2015
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There are many benefits of NTFS file system format and one of the main advantage is it provides better security for data and performance on hard disks and partitions than FAT32 file system. If you are having Hard Disk or USB which is still using FAT32 you can easily get it converted to NTFS without formatting or losing data of your Hard Disk Drive whether it may be Internal Hard Drive or External Hard Drive or USB Drive.

But before converting your FAT32 Drive to NTFS you should also note that once you have converted your hard disk drive or USB to NTFS you cannot convert it back to FAT32, and if you still insist to convert it back to FAT32 than you will have to reformat the hard disk drive or USB which will ease all data present in the drive.

Below steps will show you how to Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10 however you can also do it in any other versions of Windows such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 8.1.

Learn How to Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10

Before you begin following the Process to Convert USB or Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS, to be on a safer side it is better to take back up of all data from the Hard Drive or USB. However there is less risks of corruption or data loss during conversion.

Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10

  • Close all open programs or files if they are running from the hard drive or USB which you want to convert.
  • Start Command Prompt (CMD) with Admin Rights in detail Click on Start button > All Apps > Windows System, right-click Command Prompt and then click Run as administrator If you’re prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, enter the password or provide confirmation.
  • In the Command Prompt, type convert drive letter: /fs: ntfs and press enter, (in my case I want to convert drive J: so I have typed convert j:/fs:ntfs).
  • In the Next screen you will be asked to type the current volume label of the drive (you should enter the existing name of the drive or else the conversion process will be aborted).
  • That’s it after entering the label name the conversion process will start and once it gets completed you will get a message in command prompt saying Conversion Complete as you can see in the above screenshot.

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