How do i change file system from ntfs to fat32

In other words, the file stored on an FAT32 partition will become not accessible if its size is more than 4GB. To avoid the problem, you had better move all files that are larger than 4GB to another NTFS partition before performing partition converting. A partition tool usually refers to the software for partition resizing , but IM-Magic Partition Resizer has updated which enables you to change partition to FAT IM-Magic Partition.

Right-click on the Windows icon, select "Search" and type cmd. Right-click it to run Command Prompt as an administrator, type diskpart , and hit Enter. Then, you can type exit and hit Enter to close DiskPart when it reports to successfully format the volume. To avoid unnecessary data loss issues in your storage devices such as SD card or USB drive due to file system converting, we highly recommended all users extract or back up important to a secure device or partition in advance.

You may choose to copy files one by one to a new disk or drive. Or if you have quite a big number of data to be transferred, professional backup software shall be your best choice.

Here we recommend you try EaseUS Todo Backup which allows you to directly back up target data into compressed image formats within only four steps. For the first time you use EaseUS Todo Backup to back up files, click Create backup on the home screen and then mouse click the big question mark to select backup contents.

Since you're going to back up files and folders on your computer, go on with the " File " backup mode, where you can select pictures, videos, documents and all other types of files to back up.

Follow the paths to locate the files, folders or directories you want to back up, select them all and click " OK ". Step 5. We personally recommend users to choose the cloud drive prior to a physical drive to save important backups due to the greater accessibility, flexibility and safety.

Step 6. Once it gets completed, you will get a message in command prompt saying Conversion Complete. You will need to reformat the drive or partition to FAT However, if you receive error message Conversion from FAT32 to NTFS is not available , you have to fix those errors one by one and then complete conversion, in this way, it would be troublesome.

Similar to Command Prompt, Disk Management is also a native partition tool for Windows 10 and other operating system. So in order to convert FAT32 to NTFS without data loss, please backup the partition you will format in advance because this formatting process will delete everything inside. Type the volume label, select NTFS.

By default, perform a quick format. Buy Now. We can preview the change that will take effect. Finally, click Apply at the top left corner to start the conversion. Click to tweet. Now it is your turn. FAT32 has much better compatibility. However, FAT32 cannot save individual files larger than 4GB, error message File is too large for the destination file system appears.