To Convert a FAT Partition to NTFS Perform the following steps-- 1) Open 'Command Prompt'. 2) At the command prompt, type the following- CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS. 'Convert.exe' will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS. NOTE :- Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is minimum, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it is to be converted prior to executing the convert command.