By using AOMEI Partition Assistant, the conversion between FAT32 file system and NTFS file system could be easy and efficient without any restrictions. In Windows XP and Windows 7, FAT32 to NTFS and vice versa has never been this easy to use.
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/ Last Updated September 30, 2020
I've got a 300GB external hard drive that is currently in FAT32 file system and I want to convert it to NTFS without losing the files. I run Windows 7, FAT32 to NTFS is possible? I heard there is a setup program to do this, but I don't know how to run it. Is there any suggestion?
The question above has been asked by many people. This often happens when a single file that larger than 4GB needs to be transferred to a FAT32 file system hard drive.
In Windows 7, FAT32 to NTFS can be done by using build-in Convert.exe. First you need to do is to open Command Prompt: Click Start button, choose All Programs, then point to Accessories, there you may find Command Prompt, just open it. In command window, enter “convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs”. After that, the target partition will be converted to NTFS file system. Please note that once the conversion is finished, you cannot convert it back to FAT32 system again unless you reformat the partition first.
You may also choose a third party Windows 7 disk partition utility to do the work. AOMEI Tech’s mature and reliable software—Partition Assistant is strongly recommend because unlike Command Prompt, it has no restriction on NTFS to FAT32.
Step 1. Launch Partition Assistant. Right click the target partition, point to Advanced then choose “Convert to NTFS”.
Step 2. Click “Apply” button on top left corner. Click “proceed” button to start the conversion.
Step 3. Click “OK” to complete the conversion.
Like we mentioned above, if you would like to convert it back to FAT32 file system, the whole process is almost the same as convert from FAT32 to NTFS. You don’t have to reformat the partition.
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Tips: As Partition Magic alternative, Partition Assistant has various basic and advanced functions apart from disk and partition copy feature. With Partition Assistant, you can create partition, delete partition,format partition, resize/move partition, extend system partition, shrink volume, split partition,merge partitions, wipe hard drive and partition, convert file system,hide/unhide partitions, set active partition, etc. All the operations can be completed without data loss. Free download and check how powerful it is!
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