subject: Steps To Convert A Fat32 To Ntfs File System [print this page] Hey, have you got fed up with your computer system having FAT32 system disk, its restore application is not working properly, you are not able to store large file on your flash drive or external hard disk, friends nothing to worry about, this article will help you in finding solutions to get rid of such problems. Calling every time a technician is not good, it takes off money and knowledge, no one is computer expert by birth, learning and practically applying them, makes them expert, this article is for you to make an expert.
Friends, FAT32 file system disk, doesnt support system restore application, as shadow copies are not created in FAT disk. Shadow copies contain information about changes to documents and system files. For this you have to convert your FAT32 file system disk to NTFS file system disk. Also FAT32 file system disk does not support handling large files (over 4GB), so its better to convert your FAT disk to NTFS system disk. The steps to do so are as follows,
Go to Computer, and note the name of the drive whose file system you wish to convert.
Click on Start.
Type cmd in the search bar if you use Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows Vista. If you use Windows XP, click on Run and then execute cmd.
Execute "chkdsk h: /f " (without quotes) where H is the letter of the drive to undergo conversion. This checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
Execute "Convert H: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). H is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
The command prompt will start the conversion process and after a few minutes, CMD will say that conversion was successful.
You can check it in the properties of the drive through right click
