Convert FAT /Fat32 to NTFS for Security
Convert File System , fat - fat32 to ntfs Open a dos prompt and give the command c:\convert d: /fs:ntfs this command would convert your d: drive to ntfs. if the system cannot lock the drive, you will be prompted to convert it during next reboot. Normally you should select yes. Conversion from fat/fat32 to ntfs is non-destructive, your data on the drive will NOT be lost. Be aware that converting to ntfs will make that partition of your drive unreadable under dos unless you have ntfs utilites to do so. WHY NTFS?? Features Of NTFS File System, that makes it Secure 1. BASED ON BINARY SEARCH TECHNOLOGY. 2. SUPPORTS WIN – 2K , WIN – 2K3 AND WINDOWS XP O/S. 3. FILE AND FOLDER IMP SECURITY IS AVAILABLE. 4. DISK COMPRESSION. 5. SUPPORTS DISK QUOTA. 6. SUPPORTS EFS ( ENCRYPTED FILE SYSTEM )