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reformatting hard drive ti fat 32 help needed

  • 11-09-2010 3:00pm
    #1
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭


    i need to reformat my new 500gb hard drive to fat 32 but only have the option to ntfs but thats useless for me as i want it for my ps3 to back up searched online and keep getting software swiss knife try'd it and doesnt work so any suggestions


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  • #2
    old_aussie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    Go to run and type in "cmd". At the command prompt window, type in "format /FS:FAT32 E:" If E isnt the letter of your hdd, replace it with the correct letter. Follow the instructions and it should start to format the hdd to FAT32

    If that didn't work use a program like SwissKnife


  • #3
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    cheers ill give that a blast now and see


  • #4
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    i typed that in and clicked yes and it came up formatting 476937m

    0 percent completed

    and it hasnt moved from there since


  • #5
    bhickey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,340 ✭✭✭bhickey


    I think you might need special software (or Win98!) to format a FAT32 partition that big. Have a look here


  • #6
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    i eventually found a free program it done it in 15 seconds that cmd nearly 2 hours and only 20percent done it was doin my head in all sorted now ps3 recognises it


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  • #7
    iMuse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,975 ✭✭✭iMuse


    spider_pig wrote: »
    i eventually found a free program it done it in 15 seconds that cmd nearly 2 hours and only 20percent done it was doin my head in all sorted now ps3 recognises it

    Any chance of a link to this program? its really is a pain to format to fat32 in vista


  • #8
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    iMuse wrote: »
    Any chance of a link to this program? its really is a pain to format to fat32 in vista

    here ya go http://download.cnet.com/Easeus-Partition-Master-Home-Edition/3000-2248_4-10863346.html

    worked a charm for me


  • #9
    theShawzer
    Registered Users Posts: 355 ✭✭theShawzer


    Hey I'm trying to do the same thing. I'm using 64bit Windows 7 so I downloaded the version that was compatible but to use it I would of had to pay. Anyone know of free software to do this?

    Also is it possible to format half of it in FAT 32 and leave the other half as is. There is currently nothing on the HDD


  • #10
    spider_pig
    Registered Users Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭spider_pig


    theShawzer wrote: »
    Hey I'm trying to do the same thing. I'm using 64bit Windows 7 so I downloaded the version that was compatible but to use it I would of had to pay. Anyone know of free software to do this?

    Also is it possible to format half of it in FAT 32 and leave the other half as is. There is currently nothing on the HDD

    it is possible to format half and half you just have to create a partition.

    as far a free software for 64 bit i dont know off hand did you a software program called partition manager not sure what you can do with the free version but that should create your partition it might also be able to format it for you


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