How to format to FAT32

[xxcutive]

Hello all,
I have an 1TB USB Seagate external HardDrive but by default it is NTFS. I want to format to FAT32 so I can record some thing to test but the DL T5 display no USB connected but my laptop on have either by Default NTFS or exFat. Neither one work and how I am format this USB Seagate harddrive to FAT32.
Thanks for reading.
I am windows 8 on my laptop

[swanner]

maybe try downloading a utility program like maxblast and run it in xp compatible form?

just a wild guess..

good luck with that.. I'm old school still running xp..

[tubbs]

I'm having the same troubles.

[swanner]

Try this program, worked on my 2tb Western Digital mybook, follow the link, click on the screenshot image of guiformat to download the program, then run it...

Hope it helps... Hope I didn't break anymajor rules for posting a link here... It's a trusted site and program. No worries..

good luck. let us know how it runs on Windows 7 or 8..
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

[swanner]

Another
c/p site for info regarding formatting Fat32, some useful links in there to check out your cause..


http://en.kioskea.net/forum/affich-70761-formatting-to-fat32
swanner

[torpainter]

Try this program, worked on my 2tb Western Digital mybook, follow the link, click on the screenshot image of guiformat to download the program, then run it...

Hope it helps... Hope I didn't break anymajor rules for posting a link here... It's a trusted site and program. No worries..

good luck. let us know how it runs on Windows 7 or 8..
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?guiformat.htm

Yes it is against the rules to post live links.Please learn how to box links

[zhong]

I think you could use the format Fat32 in Window 8 or use SwissKnife 3.22 .

[swanner]

Yes it is against the rules to post live links.Please learn how to box links

Thanks torpainter,
i will look into how to box....

Sorry for that....my ignorance....
swanner

[swanner]

SwissKnife does work well,
Forgot about that one..

[holly2012]

The free edition of EaseUS works well also

[xxcutive]

Thanks all for the info. It works like a charm now and just test recording. Wow I am almost converting my Window 8 to XP.
Thanks again.

[dishuser]

I've posted this before..


In Windows XP, go to > Start > Run. In Windows Vista and Windows 7, go to > Start, type > Run in the search field, and launch it. Type > cmd into the text field and click > OK.


Enter the following command at the prompt: format /FS:FAT32 X:

Replace the letter X with the drive letter for the external device you wish to format and hit > Enter.

[1boxman]

The above command also works in win8 and win8.1 .

[tubbs]

The above command also works in win8 and win8.1 .

That did not work for me with windows 7.

It came back and said after about 25 minutes of formatting " format too big for FAT"

so I used a third part software, and it worked

[waynegrant]

thanks worked perfect thanks Dodge

[Terryl]

FAT32 also has a 4 GB file size limitation, so if your recording is too big it will FUBAR.