Convert FAT32 to NTFS Without Formatting or Losing Data

While it is generally recommended to use the NTFS file system because of its stability, security and lesser defragmentation time, most of us end up using FAT32 because that is what most disks are preformatted with.

So, Do have a flash drive or probably an external hard drive that currently has FAT32 file system and you want to change it to NTFS. Yes! But why change to NTFS? Because FAT32 does not support handling large files (over 4GB) or it is just simply old for your taste but there is just one problem, you don't want to lose your saved data. Now there are Software available in the market to so this, but why not get your hands dirty and try something on your own this time. It is easy and everyone can do it. So lets get our hands dirty achieve seamless transition from FAT to NTFS without  any data loss.

Step By Step Tutorial to Convert NTFS to FAT file System 

1. Go to My Computer, and note the Drive Letter of the Partition whose file system you wish to convert. For Example it could be drive 'C' or D'
2. Use Run from Start Menu or type the Shortcut Windows +R to bring the Run Dialog Box
3.   Type Cmd in the Run Dialog box that just came
4. Execute "chkdsk X: /f " (without quotes) where X is the letter of the drive to undergo conversion. This  checks the drive for errors and fixes them automatically.
5.  Execute "Convert X: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). X is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
6. The command prompt will start the conversion process and after a few minutes, CMD will say that conversion was successful.
7. You can check it in the properties of the drive through right click<Properties.