If you have a hard drive or flash drive with FAT-32 file system and want to change it to NTFS, because FAT32 is an old technology for file system which does not support large files (over 4GB), but you do not want to loose your precious data then this article is for you as it explains how you can convert FAT 32 to NTFS seamlessly without data loss. Why convert? If you want to save a movie with 5 GB on your FAT 32 hard disk-based file system, what would you do? Do you like to keep it separate? Obviously not, this is too painful. In such case, you might feel that NTFS is a good assistant because of its features and benefits. This requires the conversion of FAT32 to NTFS. FAT 32 and NTFS are two different types of file systems. NTFS is the "New Technology File System" created by Microsoft in 1993 which is more secure, stable, require lesser defragmentation time and it supports large files as well. Despite of that we end up using FAT32 because that is what most disks
FAT32, exFAT and NTFS are the three different file systems commonly used on windows operating system. What is File System? A file system provides a way of organizing a drive. It specifies how data is stored on the drive and what types of information can be attached to files—filenames, permissions, and other attributes. A file system uses a set of rules to control how data is stored and retrieved on a storage device. Every file system has its own pros and cons, so have their own use cases. If you know them well, you can choose the correct file system for different needs. FAT32 file system FAT32 aka "File Allocation Table" is the oldest of the three file systems available to Windows. It was introduced all the way back in Windows 95 to replace the older FAT16 file system used in MS-DOS and Windows 3. FAT 32 is commonly used in devices of different kinds, such as hard disk, DVD player, game console, etc. It also supports the Windows XP, Linux, Mac, Android , and