FAT32 Hard Drives: Any ideas on how to tell what the format is for an external hard drive, or recommendations for a FAT32 external HD?
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I don't think you should try to reformat the Falcon...she may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid.
1789863
I agree with CochiseGuy. My BDP-83 only supports FAT32 format and is limited. The BDP-93 does what you want.
1471620
View the drive/card properties and look at the file system format (FAT32, NTFS, etc) or reformat the card using the specification that you want.
2054819
Yes, it comes from the factory formatted with FAT32 but you can reformat it with NTFS if desired or most any other system.
1791663
I formatted mine NTFS, so it only works well for PC. I think if you format FAT32 it should work across operating systems.
1375822
You can format it as you wish. Put NTFS, because FAT32 limits the file size to below 4 GB which is fairly useless and negates the real strong point of this stick - lightening and moving huge fils around...
361573
Mine came formatted with the FAT32 file system so I changed it to NTFS and it did it just fine!
1375823
NTFS, xFAT and FAT32. I use NTFS. Previsouly used FAT32 and had issues with the device not being detected on all devices. Re-formatted to NTFS and its perfect. I can't recommend this device enough. I get 150 Megabyes a second writes on this!
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It can be formatted with FAT32. When you receive the drive it's pre formatted with either NTFS or exFAT (Don't remember but it's one of the two). That being said the Windows format tool will not format any drive larger 32GB with FAT32. It will only allow you to use NTFS or exFAT. Third party tools can be used to format drives larger than 32GB with FAT32. Google "FAT32 Format by Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd." This tool works, is free and is very simply. Or you can use Windows diskpart to manually create the partition and format FAT32. I have this drive and have it formatted with FAT32 for use in my car to play MP3's. Also, please note that the behavior above is not specific to any particular manufacturer. It applies to any USB/HDD/SSD drive larger than 32GB being formatted in Windows.
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It only needs to be done if you want to save files over 4 GB. There may be some cases where FAT32 is preferred,such as plugging this drive into the USB port of a stand alone DVD player for avi, mp3 files,etc. They may requireFAT32 like a flash drive.To format to NTFS right click the external drive under My Computer.Then hit Format.
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FAT12 (never used): 16MBFAT16 (aka FAT): 2GBFAT32: 4GBexFAT: 128 PB (theoretical 16 EB if there were such large drives)NTFS: 16TBNTFS5: 16EBI personally use exFAT as it works great on linux and fully supported, probably same on Mac's but NTFS is obnoxious and barely supported on alternate OS's besides Windows.
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Actually, this is a great question. This drive works very well on both UBS 3.0 and 2.0. You will not be disappointed. However, if you need a drive that is FAT32 compatible this Drive is not for you. It allows for the newer EXFAT format and the NTFS format. I use NTFS format. Works very good. I hope I haven't confused you. If so, just "Google" EXFAT32 for more information.
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All modern hard drives are compatible with current versions Windows and Mac. If it doesn't work with the OS when you plug it in, just format it. EXfat will probably work with Windows 10. If not NTFS surely will.
1038846
You need to download "DiscWizardSetup-16005840.en" form Seagate support site. Software will then format HD for use.
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I am not sure, but here is where you should be able to find out: http://www.seagate.com/support/external-hard-drives/
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It came formatted in FAT32, I reformatted it to NTFS as I use large image files on it and can not use FAT32 due to the file size limitation of 4GB for a single file.
556787
Wondering the same thing. It says "any hard drive", but does it support advanced format drives (4096 byte sectors instead of 512 bytes). All drives >2TB use this format, and many 2TB drives do as well.