Changing FAT32 files to NFTS

[redrooster]

I have an external USB HDD with about 20GB of FAT32 music files that I want to copy to a new 1TB HDD that Ive installed but I don't know how to change them to NFTS or if I can even do that,can I do this with Win 7?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Fat32 and NTFS are 2 types of formatting , not music type files.

http://www.howtogeek.com/177529/htg-explains-why-are-removable-drives-still-using-fat32-instead-of-ntfs/

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there, redrooster!

A file system is a way of organizing information on a storage device. FAT32 and NTFS are file systems, they don't affect the data that is stored on those devices. If you're installing a new hard disk in your computer, you need to format it using a file system before you can use it. In Windows 7, there are three file system options you can choose from: NTFS, FAT32, exFAT and the older and rarely-used FAT (also known as FAT16).
FAT32/exFAT are commonly used for formatting of external storage devices like external HDDs or flash drives, because those file systems can be read/written to from both Windows OS and Mac OS versions.
Let's say your drive is formatted in NTFS file system, if you plug it in a Mac OS computer it won't be read.
Changing the file system will result in data loss, that's why backing up the files before changing the file system is essential!
Check this link for more details on those two file systems you've mentioned in your title:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/comparing-ntfs-and-fat32-file-systems

Hope this helped!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[ss202sl]

Just copy them.

 

[redrooster]

I think there's been a misunderstanding,My external USB HDD drive is 120GBs with music files on it in FAT32 format,My question is can I convert the files from FAT32 to NTFS and then copy them to another internal HDD ? Maybe I should have just asked if I can convert my music files from FAT32 to NTFS?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Your music files aren't FAT32 or NTFS.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

These are Audio Formats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_audio_coding_formats

 

[ss202sl]

It's like having your music on a cd or dvd. The format of the music file doesn't change, just the container it's in. You can easily just move the files to another container (fat32 to NTFS) without affecting the file or its operation. Just copy the files, and they'll play.