formatting an external drive fo FAT32

scrungebucket

HI
Is there any software to let me format an external drive to FAT32, I have googled it but i cant seem to see anything.

Ta

bod1467

How is the external drive connected?

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=how+to+format+an+external+drive+to+fat32+on+windows+7

NiftyDigits

Click here

prowla

What happens if you right-click on it (in Windows) and choose "Format..."?

ajbell

You will get 2 options
Exfat or ntfs. I have had this problem and never found an answer.
My TV will only recognize fat32.

debitcardmayhem

How big is the disk and which windows version
XP only supports 32Gb, max size for the rest of the world is 2Tb ....Try gparted live http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

bod1467

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Click here

Have you used that? Can you specifically recommend it? (I saw it also from my search, but can't comment on it personally hence why I didn't suggest it).

jcb208

Start then type run in the box then type cmd in to the box then format /FS:FAT32 X: Change the letter X to the drive you want to format

prowla

My Windows 7 PC gives me NTFS, FAT, FAT32, exFAT for a 1 GB dive, but only NTFS & exFAT for a 40 GB one.

bluesnake

bod1467 wrote: »

Have you used that? Can you specifically recommend it?

NiftyDigits recommended a great bit of software! I have a Samsung note n7000 phone with a 64gb sd card. The only way to get android to recognise a 64gb card is to us the above software on an SD card, or start downloading various os plugins:(

NTFS is Microsoft proprietary, so not supported as standard. Ex-fat another Microsoft proprietary standard. Think these are the only 2 offered on my windows 7 box.

diable

NiftyDigits wrote: »

Click here

I recommend the above as have used it previously myself.