CONVERT Converts FAT and FAT32 volumes to NTFS

Convert
Convert the fat and FAT32 volumes to NTFS.

Syntax
Convert [volume]/Fs: NTFS [/V] [/cvtarea: Filename] [/nosecurity] [/X]

Parameters
Volume
Specify the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name to be converted to nifs.
/Fs: NTFS
You must convert the volume to NTFS.
/V
Specify the verbose mode, that is, all messages are displayed during the conversion.
/Cvtarea: Filename
Applicable only to advanced users. Specifies to write the master file table (MFT) and other NTFS metadata files to adjacent existing placeholder files. The file must be located in the root directory of the file system to be converted. If the/cvtarea parameter is used, the converted file system can have fewer fragments. To get the best result, the file size should be the product of 1 kb and the number of files and directories in the file system. However, the conversion tool also accepts files of any size.
For more information about using the/cvtarea parameter, see File System on the Microsoft Windows XP Resource Kit website ". (Http://www.microsoft.com /)

Key Points

Before Running convert, you must use the fsutil file createnew command to create a placeholder file. Convert does not create this file. Convert overwrites the file with NTFS metadata. After the conversion, all unused spaces in the file are released. For more information about the fsutil FILE command, see "".
/Nosecurity
For the security settings of converted files and directories, you can specify them as accessible to everyone.
/X
If needed, you can use this parameter to detach the volume before conversion. No longer valid for any opened handle of the volume.
Note
You must specify the drive to be converted when you restart the computer. Otherwise, the current drive cannot be converted.
If convert cannot lock the drive (system volume, current drive, etc.), it will switch the drive the next time it restarts the computer.
On the volumes converted from earlier versions of nifs, the MFT positions are different. Therefore, the volume performance may not be as good as the volume obtained from the Windows NT conversion.
Compared with the volume originally formatted using nifs, the volume converted from fat to NTFS lacks some performance. On the converted volume, MFT may become broken. In addition, the NTFS permission on the converted startup volume is no longer applicable.
Example
To convert the volume on drive E to NTFS and display all messages, type:

Convert E:/Fs: NTFS/V