exFAT Converter: How to Convert exFAT to NTFS/FAT/FAT32
| Workable Solutions | Step-by-step Troubleshooting |
|---|---|
| Solution 1. CMD | Step 1. If it's a removable disk like a USB drive, plug it in the USB slot on your PC; Step 2. Open the command prompt...Full steps |
| Solution 2. Windows Disk Management | Step 1. Right-click on the exFAT partition and choose Delete Volume; Step 2. Right-click again...Full steps |
| Solution 3. Qiling Partition Manager | Step 1. Launch Qiling Partition Master, right-click the partition you intend to format and choose "Format"....Full steps |
Is exFAT to NTFS/FAT32 Converter Software Available? How to Convert exFAT to NTFS or FAT32 in Windows 10/8/7? Are you looking for a piece of free partition software that comes with a simple solution for you to convert exFAT to NTFS file system on an external hard disk drive or USB flash drive? Since using cmd is somewhat higher level for ordinary users to change the file system, a third-party exFAT to NTFS converter software becomes significantly necessary.
Bad news is that there is a lot of format utility that supports to directly convert FAT16/FAT32 to NTFS directly without losing data, however, we found no exFAT to NTFS converter software available so far, even Qiling Partition Master does not support the direct change from exFAT to NTFS on an HDD, USB drive or memory card.
Usually, to change file system from exFAT to NTFS or other file systems like FAT, FAT32 in order to make the drive readable & usable by some specific devices that only recognize NTFS file system, the following two methods you can have a try.
Solution 1. Format exFAT to NTFS/FAT/FAT32 Using CMD
Step 1. If it's a removable disk like a USB drive, plug it in the USB slot on your PC.
Step 2. Open the command prompt.
Step 3. Copy any one of the following commands to format the exFAT drive to FAT, FAT32 or NTFS.
format G: /fs:FAT
format G: /fs:FAT32
format G: /fs:NTFS
Step 4. Press Y=Yes or N=No to proceed or stop the formatting.
Solution 2. Format exFAT to NTFS/FAT/FAT32 Using Windows Disk Management
First, you need to delete the exFAT partition off from your drive and then create a new NTFS/FAT/FAT32 volume.
To make it happen, let's open Disk Management by right-clicking This PC in Windows 10 or My Computer in Windows 8/7, select Manage. Disk Management resides under the Storage section.
Step 1. Right-click on the exFAT partition and choose Delete Volume.
Step 2. Right-click again on the unallocated partition and choose New Simple Volume.
Step 3. Follow the wizard to create a new partition and assign the volume as an NTFS/FAT/FAT32partition.
Solution 3. Format exFAT to NTFS/FAT/FAT32 Using Free Partition Manager
To fully manage the NTFS drive partition, you can try Qiling Partition Master Free. For example, resize partition, move partition, merge partitions, format FAT16/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3 partition, etc.
Step 1. Launch Qiling Partition Master, right-click the partition you intend to format and choose "Format".
Step 2. In the new window, enter the Partition label, choose the FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 file system, and set the cluster size according to your needs, then click "Proceed".
Step 3. Then you will see a warning window, click "OK" in it to start formatting the partition to FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4.
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