# Convert (command)

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In [computing](/source/computing), '''<code>convert</code>''' is a [command-line](/source/command-line_interface) utility included in the [Windows NT](/source/Windows_NT) [operating system](/source/operating_system) line.  It is used to convert volumes using the [FAT](/source/File_Allocation_Table) [file system](/source/file_system)s to [NTFS](/source/NTFS).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214579 |title=How to use Convert.exe to convert a partition to the NTFS file system |date=20 February 2007 |publisher=Microsoft |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150111022619/http://support.microsoft.com/kb/214579 |archive-date=2015-01-11}}</ref>

==Overview==
<code>convert</code> is an external command first introduced with [Windows 2000](/source/Windows_2000).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/convert.htm|title = MS-DOS and Windows command line convert command}}</ref> If the drive cannot be locked (for example, the drive is the [system volume](/source/system_partition_and_boot_partition) or the [current drive](/source/working_directory)) the command gives the option to convert the drive the next time the computer is restarted. The conversion can not be reversed in-place, which means going back to the old file system requires writing the files again.<ref>[https://ss64.com/nt/convert.html Convert FAT to NTFS - Windows CMD - SS64.com]</ref>

On [Unix-like](/source/Unix-like) systems, there are similar tools like <code>convertfs</code>, a utility which performs in-place conversion between any two file systems with [sparse file](/source/sparse_file) support<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tzukanov.narod.ru/convertfs/|title = In-place file system conversion}}</ref> and <code>[btrfs-convert](/source/Btrfs)</code>, a tool that can convert from [ext2](/source/ext2)/[ext3](/source/ext3)/[ext4](/source/ext4) or [reiserFS](/source/reiserFS) file system to [Btrfs](/source/Btrfs) in-place.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/btrfs-convert.8.html|title=BTRFS-convert(8) - Linux manual page}}</ref>

==Syntax==
The command-[syntax](/source/syntax) is:

 convert volume /FS:NTFS [/V]

==Example==
The following command converts the volume on drive D: to NTFS. The <code>/v</code> [command-line option](/source/command-line_option) will cause it to display all messages during the conversion process.

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C:\>convert d: /fs:ntfs /v
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==References==
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==Further reading==
*{{Cite book|first=Æleen|last=Frisch|year=2001|title=Windows 2000 Commands Pocket Reference|publisher=O'Reilly|isbn=978-0-596-00148-3}}
*{{Cite book|first=William R.|last=Stanek|year=2008|title=Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition|publisher=[Microsoft Press](/source/Microsoft_Press)|isbn=978-0735622623}}

==External links==
{{Wikibooks|Guide to Windows Commands}}
*[https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490885.aspx Microsoft TechNet Convert article]

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