Formating an external HDD to Fat32

There are a few guides on the internet explaining how to do this but the question often pops up in forums so I thought one more guide wouldn't hurt.


Q. Why format an external HDD to Fat32?

A. One reason to format your external for Fat32 is for playing media on a PS3 or Xbox 360. If like myself you keep your movie files on an external drive then it's much more convenient having them playable rather than streaming them on your local network.

Q. Why is formatting to Fat32 such a problem?

A. This was my first question too. After buying a new 250Gb portable HDD I connected it to my Windows XP PC to find out there was no format option other than NTFS. Upon further inspection and with the help of some fellow forumers I found out that Windows will not format a drive over 32Gb to anything other than NTFS. Kinda sucky!


Solution :)

Simple really. Two things you need, this guide along with the fat32format exe file (found on the guide).

That's it, the guide will... well, guide you through the process.

Once you get down to the cluster part there is no need to go any further, that's you done.

I personally didn't encounter any problems, but if you do or need some clarification feel free to contact me for some help at the address below, or leave me a comment and e-mail and I'll get back to you.

cas_398athotmail.com