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  2. May 12, 2023 · Format HDD to FAT32 via Windows built-in tools. When the HDD partition is not larger than 32GB, you can format it to FAT32 easily using Disk Management or Diskaprt utility. Option A. Format to FAT32 via Disk Management. First, press Windows + R at the same time, input “diskmgmt.msc” and click OK button to open Disk Management.

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    • Check your external hard drive. Plug-in your external hard drive and verify that it is in working condition by clicking on the start menu button (located in the bottom left corner of your screen), then click 'Computer', and locate your external hard drive in the Computer window.
    • Back-up your external hard drive. Back-up any data in the external hard drive that you wish to save. If you do not back up the data in your external hard drive now, it will all be deleted when you reformat the hard drive.
    • Opening Computer Management. Click the start menu button (located in the bottom left corner of your screen). Then in the search bar, type 'Computer Management' and hit the 'Enter' key on your keyboard or click on the 'Computer Management' button.
    • Opening Disk Management. In the left window pane of the Computer Management window, find and click on 'Disk Management'.
  3. Jun 30, 2021 · Windows doesn't make it easy to format a partition larger than 32 GB with the FAT32 file system. However, FAT32 actually supports up to 16 TB hard drives, and most operating systems permit up to 2 TB. Windows 32 GB restriction is an artificial limit that you can bypass. We'll show you how to format a large hard drive with FAT/FAT32 or create a ...

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  4. Apr 8, 2023 · Method 1: Format hard drive to FAT32 using Command Prompt. 1. Plugin and make sure the hard disk/USB drive is connected properly to your system. 2. Open file explorer ( Windows key + E) and note the corresponding drive letter of the hard drive that needs to be formatted.

  5. Apr 22, 2024 · Method 1. Format External Hard Drive to FAT32 with Free Partition Manager (Techradar Recommended) Method 2. Use Command Prompt (DiskPart Command) - Format External Hard Drive to FAT32. Method 3. Format FAT32 Windows 10 by PowerShell. Method 4. Use File Explorer to Convert FAT32 Format. Drive Larger than 32GB: Format External Hard Drive to exFAT.

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