How to Change Usb File System?
How to Change the Traditional File System of a Usb Flashdrive(Fat32) into Ntfs or Other File System? 2 Answers This Article Answers Your Question: Q: How Do I...
How to change the traditional file system of a usb flashdrive(fat32) into ntfs or other file system?
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Q: How do I format a USB Flash Drive to NTFS file system?
A: To enable NTFS on your USB Flash Drive drive (USB Flash Memory):
- Right click My Computer and select Manage.
Open the Device Manager and find your USB drive under the Disk Drives heading.
- Right click the drive and select Properties.
Choose Policies tab and select the "Optimize for performance" option.
- Click OK.
- Open My Computer.
Select Format on the flash drive.
- Choose NTFS in the File System dropdown box.
Device Formatting is completed.
Important: To remove a device safely without data loss use a "safely remove hardware" procedure or Eject function from Windows Explorer.
You could use convert.exe:
> CONVERTdriveletter:/FS:NTFS
where driveletter is the driveletter of your flash drive of course.
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