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

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.  Here is a guide on How to Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10.

How to Convert a Hard Drive or Flash Drive from FAT32 to NTFS Format. If you want to use the FAT file system on the partition again, you will need to reformat the partition, which erases all data on it.  Also, formatting a drive in FAT or FAT32 will allow it to be read by other operating systems, such as Mac, Linux, and older versions of Windows such as Windows 98.

Unfortunately, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 will only format a removable drive in FAT32 if it’s less than 32GB! Hmmm…that pretty much cuts out ALL modern external hard drives!

Below steps will show you how to Convert USB/Hard Drive from FAT32 to NTFS in Windows 10.

How to 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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