Can you reformat it to FAT32?
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No need do any re-format. For my iMAC, just installed software has already on Portable Hard drive, and my laptop PC with Window 7 automatic recognized device.
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You could reformat to fat 32, but the size limits of fat 32 are far below the full capacity of this hard drive, so you either have to have multiple partitions or use NTFS to have the full capacity. Fat 32 is much slower in some circumstances also. There are some details on the size limits on this page. Hope that was helpful. Troy http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938432.aspx
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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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Try formating it in other than FAT32. I use NTFS, which allowes me to copy larger files etc.
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Yes. Just need to format it in a format thats appropriate for Windows. Like exFAT. There are some formats that will be read/write for both Mac/Window. These will be most versatile
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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...
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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.
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Yes you can. You must re-format the card to FAT32 (use Easeus partition program--free). Create an unallocated partion of 300 MB, format to FAT32, and your card will have 59.xxGB to use.Good luck!David
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I'm pretty sure most external hard drives come formatted in FAT32. If the drive you buy is not, you can easily reformat it yourself. http://www.ehow.com/how_4924445_format-hard-drive-fat.html
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yes, you can plug a new or unformatted HDD in and (re)format it to your specs
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You can format the card into fat32 but you need to download a free program at http://www.fat-32-formatter.com/ called miniAide Fat 32 Formatter. I had to do that for my Canon 7D.
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If your using it as a secondary drive Windows will reformat it for you. I reformatted mine several times.
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I've been able to format every thumb drive smaller than 64GB to FATxx. Don't have any reason why this one would refuse the format.
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You can format the drive as FAT 32, Mac OS Extended, or NTFS. Your decision.
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Fat32 for sure i dont know bout the rest of them, i would recomend the newest version though, its pricier but def worth it . i own them both
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Hey, I found really good instructions online.. It's already formatted in fat32 but it needs to be set up on a laptop first.. After you do the setup you just plug and play. It's been a great storage device so far.. Feel free to get back to me.. Oh yeah, it was on ehow.
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yes, it comes formatted as Fat32. It can be used as is or reformatted using the disk utility in OS X
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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.
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I believe one can format flash drives for FAT and this shouldn't be any different. Do a Google search and you'll find many examples.