In computing, a file system (or filesystem)
is used to control how data is stored and retrieved. Without a file
system, information placed in a storage area would be one large body of
data with no way to tell where one piece of information stops and the
next begins. By separating the data into individual pieces, and giving
each piece a name, the information is easily separated and identified.
Taking its name from the way paper-based information systems are named,
each group of data is called a "file". The structure and logic rules used to manage the groups of information and their names is called a "file system".
There are many different kinds of file systems. Each one has
different structure and logic, properties of speed, flexibility,
security, size and more. Some file systems have been designed to be used
for specific applications.
The most common
storage device in use today is a hard drive
whose media is a disc that has been coated with a magnetic film. The
film has ones and zeros 'written' on it sending electrical pulses to a
magnetic "read-write" head. Other media that are used are magnetic tape, optical disc, and flash memory. In some cases, such as with tmpfs, the computer's main memory (RAM) is used to create a temporary file system for short-term use.
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Please Backup your data before trying this method.
To convert FAT32 to NTFS without formatting, follow these steps:
Step 1:
Open CMD/Command Prompt. To open CMD, type CMD in the Start Menu in Windows Vista, 8, 8.1 or 7. In Windows XP, open Run and execute CMD.
Step 2:
Note the name of the drive which you want to convert.
Step 3:
Type "chkdsk F: /f " (without quotes) where F is the letter of
the drive to undergo conversion and hit Enter. This checks the drive for errors and
fixes them automatically.
Step 4:
Execute "Convert F: /FS:NTFS" (without quotes). F is again the letter of the drive to be converted.
The Command Prompt will start the file system conversion process and after a few minutes, it will say that the conversion was successful.
Now the file system of the drive has been changed.
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