Is it possible to format this drive to FAT32?
838528
I'm running windows 8 and the drive gives the option to format to exFat. This allows you to use the drive on both PC and MAC without the 4GB file max.
838529
Yes it is possible. You have to download a program that will do it though. The one on most PCs dont do it. I used fat32formatter.
838530
Yes. You can pretty much format any drive you like to a FAT32. You can find many freeware programs that will do this. It still is going strong as my Wii U storage device.
65576
You can simply put a FAT32 partition on your drive and do it that way. You can do that in windows without downloading anything.
966538
Actually, you don't have to 'partition' the disk in order to convert it to NTFS from FAT32. Although Microsoft recommends a reformat to change the disk to NTFS, if you have data/programs that you don't want to erase, you can simply convert to NTFS without formatting. See this article if you'd like to read more: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/choosing_between_ntfs_fat_and_fat32.mspx?mfr=true
2228711
No, there's no way to do that. Is beacuse the File System FAT 32.. that FS desnt accept more than 4GB per file :/ i know it sucks :c
2214288
Yes, but format it in your pc first! Use a card reader or a built-in card slot. Right click on it when it shows in the drive list and use the menu to format it.
313828
How? I hooked up my portable hard drive and it did not work! Problem is, its NTSF and not FAT32 formatted. Tried to reformat, and no go there either.
1467436
Yes. You'll have to go to the WD website to get.instructions on how to format it using Disk Utility. Not hard, but not plug and play.Hope this helps. Cheers,Steve
2178923
So long as the computer can recognize the drive, you should be able to format it. If the drive is dead even this device won't help you.
316068
For it tk recognize the whole drive you'll need to reformat the drive in FAT32.
945956
You can format this drive to either FAT32, NTFS, ExFAT, or whatever. Will work for system backup or making a recovery disk.
361574
Yes it does. It will come formatted with FAT32, so you will have to change it to NTFS, but it is possible.
980740
I believe it ships in Fat32. If not it is easy to reformat it with Fat32 filesystem.
298147
With the built in utilities on Windows or Mac, you can easily format this drive to whatever you like. OS X for Mac or NTFS for Windows. Unfortunately, those can only be read by their respective operating systems. If I remember correctly, FAT32 can be read by either O/S, but it has some limitations like 4GB maximum file sizes. There is a driver by Paragon (I think it costs $20 if you want to do it legally) that allows Mac to read your NTFS drives or vice versa. This would be another option if you need your drive to operate with both O/Ss. BTW, all drives have this limitation, and all drives can be formatted. As they love to charge more for MAC stuff (presumably because MAC people think they are cool, sometimes are ignorant, but don't care about cost), I would always recommend buying a PC drive and reformatting it to MAC if necessary.
1915202
Yes you just have to make sure that the drive is in the proper format, FAT32 is the format that will allow you to read a nd write on both OS's that you have.
302861
I think you mean NTFS, and yes.. Go to computer management - Disk Management - then format the disk to your needs
576187
As commenter Super Geek suggests, if you're using a PC, then you will need to reformat it as Fat32. If you have any data on it, you will need to back it up elsewhere in order to reformat the drive for PC.
1916788
This will work fine just like any other external USB drive. If you don't want it formatted as NTFS, it can be easily formatted as FAT32 or whatever your need is.