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Convert fat32 to ntfs on xp

  • Many computer users are asking how to convert FAT32 to NTFS on XP, in this regard, I would like to recommend them a piece of third-party free partition magic software which is capable of converting FAT32 to NTFS without data loss on XP, namely, MiniTool Partition Wizard.

    There are generally two file management systems under Windows XP, FAT and NTFS. FAT, short for File Allocation Table, developed and partly owned by Microsoft, is provided for use of MS-DOS and is the file system utilized by all non-NT based operating systems. Considering the limited performance of computer at that time, FAT file system is not complicated and supports almost all operating systems. NTFS is a standard file system for Windows NT and the subsequent Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista and Windows 7. NTFS, since its release, has replaced FAT file system to be the best file system available, offering file system for Windows operating systems. Compared with FAT, NTFS has more comprehensive performances, enjoy the most popularity among file systems. Therefore, many FAT users want to convert the FAT to enhanced NTFS which however is beyond the capability of the system build-in disk management tool. Then a third-party partition manager is required to convert FAT to NTFS or perform other partition operations such as wipe partition, resize partition, merge partition, create partition, delete partition, format partition, copy partition, etc.

    Free partition magic software - MiniTool Partition Wizard
    As professional partition magic software, MiniTool Partition Wizard is able to increase partition, extend partition, wipe partition, resize partition, merge partition, create partition, delete partition, format partition, convert partition format, copy partition, hide partition, explore partition, change drive letter, etc. Moreover, it runs perfectly under almost all Windows operating systems including Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and supports various file systems such as FAT12, FAT16, FAT32, NTFS4, NTFS5. Most importantly, MiniTool Partition Wizard is presented totally free for home and personal users.

    Convert FAT32 to NTFS with MiniTool Partition Wizard
    Download MiniTool Partition Wizard at MiniTool Partition Wizard Download Center for free and then install it to computer.
    Launch MiniTool Partition Wizard to meet the following interface:



    This is the main interface of MiniTool Partition Wizard, select and right click the desired FAT32 partition and then click "Convert FAT to NTFS".



    Now click "Start" to convert. After that, click "Close" and thus the FAT32 would be successfully converted to NTFS.

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