NTFS VS FAT32

NTFS (New Technology File System) and FAT (File Allocation Table) are both partition file systems widely used in Microsoft operating systems. To realize the differences between FAT32 and NTFS, view details below:

NTFS file system FAT32 file system
Support OS

Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 (r2), 2011, 2012(r2), 2016, 2019

Windows NT, 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10

Windows Server 2000, 2003, 2008 (r2), 2011, 2012(r2), 2016, 2019

Windows 95, 98, ME; DOS (V7 & above)

Linux, Mac OS X, Android; Windows phone
Support maximum partition size

2TB

256TB (format by third party software)

32GB

2TB (format by third party software)
Support maximum file size 64GB 4GB

◆ If your external drive is formatted with NTFS but you want to it works under XBOX, PS3 or PS4, convert it to FAT32. If you want to copy individual large file beyond 4GB to FAT32 drive, you can convert the drive to NTFS. To complete conversion between NTFS and FAT32 effortlessly, you can use the great and professinal NTFS to FAT32 Converter of AOMEI Partition Assistant.

NTFS to FAT32 Converter: Change NTFS to FAT32 without formatting

As what mentioned above, in many cases, it's necessary to change NTFS to FAT32 or FAT32 to NTFS. AOMEI Partition Assistant enables you to convert NTFS file systme into FAT32 without losing data or convert FAT32 to NTFS just within few clicks. Besides, it can complete other operations and it performs well in compatiblity.

  • Safely and easily format partition to exFAT, Ext2, Ext3 or Ext4
  • Support NTFS partition with the maximum capacity of 2TB.
  • Support external hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card, etc.
  • Can work with Windows 10,8.1,8,7, XP, Vista and Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2003.

How to make conversion betwwen NTFS and FAT32?

Disk Management

  • Right click object partition and choose "Format".
  • Reset file system and click "OK"

Note: It doesn’t support formatting a partition larger than 32GB into FAT32 and it only supports format a partition with either NTFS or FAT32 file system.

Command Line

  • Input "cmd" in Windows Run box to open command prompt.
  • Type order and press "Enter". For example, "convert j: /fs:ntfs" to convert j partition to NTFS.

Note: Must be careful especially for green hands; the operations are unrecoverable.

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