FAT was a file system developed by Microsoft in 1977. The file system is still under use in removable media like USB Drives and floppy disks. FAT operates as three versions FAT 12, FAT16 and FAT32.
With the launch of Windows NT 3.1 in 1993 by Microsoft, the NTFS File System came into existence.
FAT vs. NTFS
NTFS has serious improvements over FAT like improved access speed, performance, reliability, fault tolerance, recoverability, complicity, security, as well as support for long file names, large volumes.
Steps to Convert FAT to NTFS
1. Windows can convert FAT to NTFS by default and without any tool by using the command line utility convert.exe
Note: You can’t revert back to FAT once you have converted your FAT file system to NTFS (more info)
2. Type cmd in the Run box to open the command prompt and type CONVERT driveletter: /FS:NTFS in it, example CONVERT D: /FS:NTFS will convert D: drive to NTFS system
Alternate Method:
Using Norton Partition Magic
1. The latest version of Norton Partition Magic can do this conversion task for you in minutes.
2. So just download it and see for yourself.
Download Norton Partition Magic
You can also try this free Partition Manager called EASEUS Partition Master 4.0.1 Home Edition that can do the same thing for you.
Steps to convert NTFS to FAT and FAT32 system:
1. The important point that I would like to mention here is that Windows can not convert NTFS file system to any other by default and without use of any software.
2. So you have to use Norton Partition Magic for this work.
3. Converting a partition from any file system to another can be easily done by Norton Partition Magic and without any data loss.
4. You can also try this free Partition Manager called EASEUS Partition Master 4.0.1 Home Edition that can do the same thing for you.
Download Norton Partition Magic
Download EASEUS Partition Master 4.0.1 Home Edition
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