The Windows disk management (diskmgmt.msc) thing will only reformat to NTFS and I've had difficulty finding programs that will reformat it. I don't know where else to look for programs that can reformat the drive so I'm practically out of ideas.
The only thing I can think of at the moment is use a Ubuntu Linux live CD on one of my old computers and reformat it through that.
I want to reformat to FAT32 because I want to use my external HDD on my PS3. It's not like I'm out of space on it or anything, I just want to experiment =D
Thanks
2007-11-19 22:59:14 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
yes you can delete existing partitions, and create new partitions , then format it in FAT32 using any linux installation disk
2007-11-19 23:04:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes your thought is exactly on the mark, Windows reformat command Microsoft put in an arbitrary size cap on FAT32 at 32 GB
2007-11-20 07:09:10 · answer #2 · answered by Andy T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few programs to do that but I recommend the Partition Manager,I had been using this for years now.It is very easy to use,user friendly and easy to understand documentation.Give it a try.
2007-11-20 07:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by Azmi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could use the old fdisk utility.
2007-11-20 07:05:08 · answer #4 · answered by ray_diator 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋