Windows 10: change FAT32 USB to NTFS

I purchased a 16 GB USB drive to use as ReadyBoost. In reading I discovered that NTFS is best because you can use more of the space and that you can convert FAT32 to NFTS.


I had already devoted the drive to ReadyBoost before I tried this so maybe that is my problem.


Anyway, I followed the instructions to convert to NTFS and I get this message:
C:\WINDOWS\system32>convert H: /FS:NTFS /X
The type of the file system is FAT32.
Convert failed to dismount the volume.
Convert cannot gain exclusive access to the H: drive,
so it cannot convert it now. Would you like to
schedule it to be converted the next time the
system restarts (Y/N)?


So I typed Y and then I restarted. After restart I opened command prompt as administrator and again tried to convert with the command and I got the same message again.


Can someone help me with this, please?

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Flash Drive format for creating a Recovery Drive?

After 4 attempts to format usb to ntfs for recovery, windows 10 changed the format to FAT32. I finished the recovery. I then attempted to boot from FAT32 formatted usb with frozen windows screen.

I have another windows 10 machine (32bit) with USB recovery drive formatted to NTFS that works.

Any Thoughts?

 

NFTS from Fat32

There's no real reason why you need to format a USB drive as NTFS. If it is already formatted as FAT32 then leave it as FAT32.

Why do you want to change the format.

 

If its used as readyboost it will be in use either convert in another pc or stop ready boost then it can be converted or formated

 

I Googled again and found more clear information on the whole business so I got it to work. Thanks!

 

If the 16Gb USB flash drive is a USB 3.0 drive, connect it to a blue USB 3.0 port for faster performance instead of a USB 2.0 port.