In this situation, you will askhow to cancel a formatin process.

Now, yo see the following real-life case:

I openeddiskpartas admin and did a format fs=ntfs.

Unfortunately my espresso-induced trigger twitch caused me to hit enter before I could finish typing quick.

cancel format in File Explorer

I dont wanna sit and wait for hours.

I also dont want to reboot.

However, based on the different tools you are using, the ways to cancel a format are different.

choose Cancel Format

Here, we summarize 3 ways according to 3 different situations.

Thus, it’s possible for you to just punch theCancelbutton to stop a format in process.

Then, you might discover that the formatting process ends successfully.

offline

However, there is no command to cancel a format in process.

Most ordinary users dont know how to stop format command.

Actually, you gotta enter Disk Management to stop it.

choose the target drive to scan

Then the formatting process stops and the whole disk will show as offline.

Next, right-tap on that disk and chooseOnlineto use the disk again.

Then, you still need to format the drive to its normal state.

enter scan result interface

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a good option.

you might choose a suitable recovery module according to your own situation.

In this post, suppose that you want to recover data from a partition on Windows 10.

register the software

Thus,This PCis the module you oughta use.

Then, you could decide whether to update it to an advanced edition or not.

Step 1: fire up the software and you will enterThis PCinterface directly.

choose Convert FAT to NTFS

The drives on the computer will be displayed on the software.

Step 2: It will take a while to finish the scanning process.

After that, you will see the scan result as follows.

click Start

By default, the scanned files will be shown by path.

you might unfold each path to find the items you want to recover.

However, the scanned files are always large in volume and numbers.

It may be difficult for you to locate the files you want to recover quickly.

If you want to use this tool to recover your files, you canupdate it to a full edition.

If you are a personal user, the Personal Deluxe can meet your need.

Then, you might check the wanted items and press theSavebutton to choose a suitable path to save them.

Remember that do not save the selected files to the original location to avoid file overwrite problem.

It is not difficult to recover the formatted data as long as you have this third-partyMiniTool data recovery software.

Why not share this program with others?

Convert FAT to NTFSis available in MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition.

Step 1: Launch the software to enter the main interface.

Then, you better find the target drive on the interface.

Set drive D as an example.

press that drive and chooseConvert FAT to NTFSfrom the left action panel.

Step 2: Then, theConvert File Systeminterface will pop out.

kindly punch theStartbutton to begin the conversion process.

But,Convert NTFS to FATis not available in the Free Edition.

you’re gonna wanna update this software to an advanced edition to use it.