FAT32 vs NTFS
FAT32 and NTFS are two most commonly used file system when formatting partition. They
are created for keeping track of files in the hard disk. But what are the
differences between them? Here’s a brief introduction.
FAT stands for File Allocation Table and the number "32" denotes the number
of bits needed to keep track of the files. FAT32 is an improvement of the original
FAT system. Because it uses more bits to identify each cluster. This enhances the
efficiency of a computer. Besides, FAT32 supports drives that have more than 2GB
storage and the largest file could be 4GB. Some devices can only read partitions
formatted as FAT32, including Xbox 360, Xbox One, PS3, PS4, etc.
NTFS is the abbreviation of New Technology File System. It appeared initially for
Windows NT platform then developed in Windows versions like Vista, XP. NTFS file
system is more complex and flexible than FAT32. It offers multiple enhancements that
increase security as well as performance. The largest file can be over 4GB. In
addition, it does file-level encryption, file compression, disk usage quotas,
etc.
However, FAT32 is still the one which recognized by the majority of the system.
Usually, you’ll find that the default format of USB drive is FAT32. Anyway,
according to different demands, Here’s a method to convert USB to FAT32 or NTFS withAOMEI Partition
Assistant Pro. On the other hand, “FAT32 can be converted to NTFS but it’s
not so easy to convert NTFS back to FAT32.”, this problem is solved by AOMEI
Partition Assistant perfectly.
How to convert USB to FAT32 or NTFS with AOMEI Partition Assistant?
The following example is to convert FAT32 to NTFS. If you intend to convert NTFS to
FAT32, just choose the different option in every step. First of all, you need to
install AOMEI Partition Assistant Pro. It works under Windows
7/8/8.1/10/Vista/XP.
Step 1: Launch Partition Assistant. Your USB will be detected
automatically. Click “NTFS to FAT32 Converter”.

Step 2: In the pop-up window, choose the option you need.

Step 3: The program will search required partitions. Select your USB
partition and click “Next”.

Step 4: You can view the pending operations here. Click “Proceed” to
confirm.

Then, you just need wait for a while. When it finished, a window will prompt you.
Quite easy, right? This function also applies to other partitions on the computer.
What’s more, there won’t be any data loss during the whole process. If you still
worry about it, free AOMEI Backupper could help you do backups no matter disk backup, partition backup, or just
file backup, etc. By the way, please pay attention that if you have devices such as
Xbox, PS3 and Android, make sure whether they need FAT/FAT32 file system or not.