Reformatting from FAT32 to NTFS ??? How is this done?
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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 require FAT32 like a flash drive. To format to NTFS right click the external drive under My Computer. Then hit Format.
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Try formating it in other way than FAT32. I use NTFS, which allowes me to copy larger files etc.
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I'm not sure about FAT32, but I was able to reformat mine to exFAT using Disk Utility on a Mac, and that allowed me to use the drive with both Macs and PCs. I'm fairly certain you could do the same for FAT32, by the same method. Good luck.
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You would need a software which reads different formats in OSes... I remember there being a tool to read ntfs on Mac. I think there should be something for Windows as well
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Download a freeware EaseUS partition Manager, delete the partition first, then format the partition use the fat32 format. I just format my 32gb TF micro SD card. Make sure the lock switch on left hand side is on up position.
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Well for one that's not true. I watch movies on my ps3 and my flash drive is NTFS. I assume you could do Fat32 but have not tried.
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It comes formatted in ExFat so you can use files greater than 4GB out of the box. You can format it to NTFS if you like or have devices that aren't compatible with ExFat.
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It doesnt have room for internal drives, just external ones, via USB.By default I would recomend to format the drive with extFAT, for compatibility, FAT32 gives too much restrictions for HD video, and NTFS would give you problems with other devices.
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I believe it ships in Fat32. If not it is easy to reformat it with Fat32 filesystem.
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I wouldn't be suprised if some external hard drives use the NTFS system instead of the FAT32. It's easy to reformat it though.
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Here is a quick tutorial for reformatting this drive to work on a Mac. Very easy and helpfulhttp://wdc.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/291/#exfatmac
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The FAT32 format is normally limited to 4Gb file sizes and you will not be able to see "all" of a big drive it is formatted FAT32 from windows. In order to get around this, you need to use a tool that can format the drive to FAT32 but with extra large partitions. The easiest tool for this something like CompuApps Swissknife, which is a freeware app that can setup an ultra large FAT32 drive:http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm
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I know this is probably a useless reply, cause your probably no longer following this question, but are you sure you formatted it with fat32?
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You can format the drive as FAT 32, Mac OS Extended, or NTFS. Your decision.
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If it didn't accept a size that was bigger that would mean that it came formatted to FAT32, and it would need to be formatted to NTFS, the only downside of NTFS being that if you pull it out without safely removing, there is a bigger chance of corruption. To reformat it to NTFS just look up some guide on google.
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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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Go to disk management service (diskmgmt.msc in command prompt window or Start text box) and it will let you format it.