Why we need to convert FAT to NTFS? NTFS is an advanced file system that provides advanced features in performance, security, reliability and all these cannot be found in any version of FAT. Following are the advantages of NTFS compared with FAT: NTFS supports file compression. FAT does not. Improved recoverability. Improved file and folder security. Improved performance on large volumes. Improved efficiency in disk space utilization. Improved fault tolerance. support large file sizes. NTFS supports disk quotas, allowing you to control the amount of disk usage on a per user basis. The boot sector is backed up to a sector at the end of the volume. Fragmentation does not influence the system performance. Faster access speed. NTFS minimizes the number of disk accesses required to find a file. NTFS supports a native encryption system called Encrypting File System (EFS), using public-key security to prevent unauthorized access to file contents. NTFS is much more flexibl
1. Right-click My Computer and choose Manage -> Storage -> Disk Management . 2. Select the adjacent disk of the disk you want to extend, right click and choose Shrink Volume to create some free disk space. 3. Select the disk you want to extend, right click and choose Extend Volume to expand the partition. Note:Please mak sure that there must be unallocated space behind the partition which you are going to expand if you want to expand partition with Windows built-in Disk Management utility. Otherwise, you might find that the Extend Volume option is greyed out and not available. At this moment, you have two choices to solve this problem: delete a partition or expand partition with third-party partition manager software . How to Expand Windows 7 partition with EaseUS partition software When Disk Management in Windows 7 cannot manage your partition as you desire or you know little about Windows, an easier and safer alternative solution, EaseUS