Convert FAT32 to NTFS without losing data
I had a USB-stick formatted with FAT32, and when I tried transferring a file over 4GB to it, I suddenly got the error:
The file ‘example.iso’ is too large for the destination file system.
The file system FAT32 only supports file sizes of up to 4GB, thus this error. Luckily there’s an easy way to fix this – convert the file system from FAT32 to NTFS. This can be done easily with the command convert, and should not cause you to lose data on the device you’re converting, or have to format it. However, backup is always adviced.
So, the conversion itself:
1. Click on the Start-menu
2. Type cmd in the search bar
3. Check the disk for errors with the command:
Where e: is the letter of the drive of the USB-stick.
4. Execute the conversion with:
The conversion-process will take a few minutes, and in the end the program will inform you when the conversion was successful.
That’s all there is to it. :)