Comments on: FAT32 Format http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:28:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: EChttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-997228 EC Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:03:50 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-997228 Sure, we can use command but now it is taking longer to format drives. Vista and Windows 7 have now the "new and improve" extFat. Booo... they should have left FAT32 becuase some systems like PS3 Gaming consoles only use FAT32 for their backup utility. Oh well, I am sure there is a way to get around it. It's just frustrating when Windows changes everything. They should at least leave some features enabled. Sure, we can use command but now it is taking longer to format drives. Vista and Windows 7 have now the “new and improve” extFat. Booo… they should have left FAT32 becuase some systems like PS3 Gaming consoles only use FAT32 for their backup utility. Oh well, I am sure there is a way to get around it. It’s just frustrating when Windows changes everything. They should at least leave some features enabled.

]]> By: rajeshhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-930694 rajesh Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:11:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-930694 very gud very gud

]]> By: rajeshhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-930693 rajesh Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:10:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-930693 gud gud

]]> By: Jimhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-847524 Jim Wed, 08 Jul 2009 10:29:06 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-847524 Nah.. a much better option is this donation ware: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk power users can enjoy the command line version. others might enjoy the new GUI version that is visTaRD ready ^^ I formatted an older 60gig drive for a project that required FAT32 it formats a terabyte in about two seconds... error check on your own time FIVE STARS Nah.. a much better option is this donation ware:

http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk

power users can enjoy the command line version.

others might enjoy the new GUI version that is visTaRD ready

^^ I formatted an older 60gig drive for a project that required FAT32

it formats a terabyte in about two seconds… error check on your own time

FIVE STARS

]]> By: M Gissonihttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-714160 M Gissoni Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:23:23 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-714160 I am trying to use the WD My Passport Elite 500 Mb as an external "pen drive" to plug into my Philips DVP 5990K / 55 DVD player USB port. An older version of the same hard disk is easily read by the DVD player as if it were a pen drive on the DVD's USB port. I've already erased all data on the WD Passport Elite and formatted it with WD's website format utility for FAT32. Still it does not work - that is, the DVD player says "device not supported" for the WD My Passport Elite 500 Mb. Does anyone have any suggestions ? I am trying to use the WD My Passport Elite 500 Mb as an external “pen drive” to plug into my Philips DVP 5990K / 55 DVD player USB port.
An older version of the same hard disk is easily read by the DVD player as if it were a pen drive on the DVD’s USB port.
I’ve already erased all data on the WD Passport Elite and formatted it with WD’s website format utility for FAT32.
Still it does not work – that is, the DVD player says “device not supported” for the WD My Passport Elite 500 Mb.
Does anyone have any suggestions ?

]]> By: R Hillhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-681469 R Hill Tue, 17 Mar 2009 06:19:53 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-681469 I have just found a solution to the same problem in connection with the new Humax Foxsat-HDR which also requires FAT32 on external USB. Western Digital external USB drives such as My Passport Essential, My Book Essential, and Elements in sizes up to 1TB are all ready formatted in FAT32 in such a way that the 32GB limit does not apply. If you ever need to reformat them you download a special utility from the WD website. See p.3 of the on-line User Manual for the Western Digital 'My Passport Essential'. Maxtor external drives, for example, are formatted in NTFS but it does not tell you on the box or even on the specification. I have just found a solution to the same problem in connection with the new Humax Foxsat-HDR which also requires FAT32 on external USB. Western Digital external USB drives such as My Passport Essential, My Book Essential, and Elements in sizes up to 1TB are all ready formatted in FAT32 in such a way that the 32GB limit does not apply. If you ever need to reformat them you download a special utility from the WD website. See p.3 of the on-line User Manual for the Western Digital ‘My Passport Essential’. Maxtor external drives, for example, are formatted in NTFS but it does not tell you on the box or even on the specification.

]]> By: Lloyd Smallshttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-546215 Lloyd Smalls Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:59:02 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-546215 The format command only works for 32gb partitions formatted to fat32.. It also does not work for internal HDD in Vista.. Which is RETARDED since windows mobile devices will not read NTFS!?!?!?!?! The format command only works for 32gb partitions formatted to fat32.. It also does not work for internal HDD in Vista.. Which is RETARDED since windows mobile devices will not read NTFS!?!?!?!?!

]]> By: Dantehttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-275856 Dante Sat, 08 Mar 2008 17:57:22 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-275856 Hmmm... that's nice to know. I got so bored waiting for Windows to format the drive, I just stopped it and used fat32format. Hmmm… that’s nice to know. I got so bored waiting for Windows to format the drive, I just stopped it and used fat32format.

]]> By: Martinhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-275625 Martin Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:37:30 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-275625 I do not know about Vista but the command lets you only format hard drives of 32 Gigabytes or less in XP I do not know about Vista but the command lets you only format hard drives of 32 Gigabytes or less in XP

]]> By: Dantehttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274912 Dante Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:06:55 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274912 Just tried that format drive: /fs:fat32 in Vista. I think I like the fat32format.exe better. For my purposes, the speedier formating is a life saver. Too many stupid little drives to format at one time - boredom will kill me :) Just tried that format drive: /fs:fat32 in Vista. I think I like the fat32format.exe better. For my purposes, the speedier formating is a life saver. Too many stupid little drives to format at one time – boredom will kill me :)

]]> By: Dantehttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274879 Dante Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:44:57 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274879 The link should be http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/fat32format.htm And thanks for the tip on format drive: /fs:fat32. I HATE when OS companies bury cryptic commands when they're supposed to be oh so GUI friendly. The link should be http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/fat32format.htm

And thanks for the tip on format drive: /fs:fat32. I HATE when OS companies bury cryptic commands when they’re supposed to be oh so GUI friendly.

]]> By: Vivekhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274804 Vivek Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274804 FORMAT drive /FS:FAT32 works in XP for sure - and as I just saw - in Vista too FORMAT drive /FS:FAT32
works in XP for sure – and as I just saw – in Vista too

]]> By: Thinkerhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274719 Thinker Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:16:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274719 Bad link ^^ Bad link ^^

]]> By: e-t-chttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274709 e-t-c Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:46:07 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274709 Dead LInk 404 The page was not found Please visit the homepage of ghacks or use the site search on the right. BTW: The Windows FORMAT.EXE can also Formatting more than 32 GB Partitions. But there is a smart GUI Version for this ... Fat32Formatter 1.0 (Autor: TOKIWA - JAPAN) DD: Nov 2007 - 187 KB - Englisch - Standalone (.zip) - Freeware OS: Windows 2000 XP Vista HP: http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/index.html DL: http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=38041 SS: http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/Fat32Formatter.jpg Dead LInk
404 The page was not found
Please visit the homepage of ghacks or use the site search on the right.

BTW: The Windows FORMAT.EXE can also Formatting more than 32 GB Partitions.

But there is a smart GUI Version for this …

Fat32Formatter 1.0 (Autor: TOKIWA – JAPAN)

DD: Nov 2007 – 187 KB – Englisch – Standalone (.zip) – Freeware
OS: Windows 2000 XP Vista

HP: http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/index.html
DL: http://www.freewarefiles.com/downloads_counter.php?programid=38041

SS: http://tokiwa.qee.jp/EN/Fat32Formatter/Fat32Formatter.jpg

]]> By: no needhttp://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/comment-page-1/#comment-274695 no need Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:02:09 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2008/03/07/fat32-format/#comment-274695 format drive: /fs:fat32 works fine in vista :) format drive: /fs:fat32
works fine in vista :)

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