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How to convert NTFS to FAT32 without losing data on Windows 11/10?
If your 4TB hard drive is in NTFS format and Mac cannot directly write to NTFS format, you can indeed consider converting it to FAT32, so that both Windows and Mac can support it. However, direct formatting is definitely not an option because you cannot lose so much data. I have encountered a similar situation before, and later used Partition Manager to directly convert NTFS to FAT32, and the data was not lost at all. Moreover, this tool is easy to use and can be done in a few steps. I recommend you to try it.
I followed this tutorial: (worked for me)
https://www.gicmodo.com/how-to-convert-ntfs-to-fat32
Callumow Windows 11 and Windows 10 come with a built-in Convert command to help to convert a file system between FAT16/FAT32 and NTFS without losing data. This is a one-way process. This means that once a drive is converted to NTFS using the convert command, it cannot be converted back to FAT32 without reformatting (which would erase the data).
How to convert NTFS to FAT32 without formatting on Windows:
convert E: /FS:FAT32
This command initiates the conversion of the E drive to FAT32. You will be prompted to confirm the conversion, and the process will complete without affecting the existing data on the drive.
If this is availibe to do on the CMD(comandline) why is it not in Disk Magament app in Windows, it would make things easier.. :)
