Convert A Hard Disk Partition To NTFS Format In Windows 7

How to convert a hard disk partition to NTFS format in windows 7?

NTFS: NTFS is a short form for 'New Technology File System'. 

The earlier file system in windows operating system was the FAT (file allocation table). The NTFS file system is the latest of the file system which has better performance than the old FAT system. Windows Operating System Has some File system which system convert your hard disk into partition.NTFS is one of the latest file system used by Windows operating systems. The NTFS file system has better performance compared to old FAT file system. If your hard disk partition is formatted for either FAT16 or FAT32 file system, it is possible to convert that partition to NTFS file system. Even if you convert your partition to NTFS file system from FAT file system, the data in that hard disk partition does not get affected. Let us now see how we can convert a hard disk partition to NTFS file system.

To Convert A Hard Disk Partition To NTFS  Follow This Steps:

• Click Start and then All programs. 
• Click Accessories. 
• Click Command prompt 
• Click on the option 'Run as Administrator'.
• At the command prompt, type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs 

If you want to convert G drive. type" convert G:/fs:ntfs"
• Now press Enter 
• your drive will be converted to NTFS. 

You can convert a partition to NTFS by using the Convert command. But once you cpnvert to NTFS, it cannot be converted back to the FAT file system. If you once again decided to convert back to FAT file system, you need to format the complete hard disk partition which will erase all the data in the partition.
You have to close all the applications or programs running on the partition thaqt needs to be converted to NTFS file system.