How to format an external USB or FireWire hard drive as FAT32 in Windows.

[grasshopper]

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Western Digital has a Windows based utility that will reformat a Western Digital external USB or FireWire hard drive back to the factory default FAT32 partition. When run, this utility can only create a single FAT32 partition for the full capacity of the hard drive. Please follow the directions below to download and use the Western Digital FAT32 formatting utility.

1 - Download the ExtFat32.msi file to your desktop.
2 - Double-click on the file named ExtFat32.msi and follow the onscreen prompts to install this program onto the computer.



3 - Check the box labeled I accept this License Agreement and click Next.



4 - Select the hard drive that is to to formatted and click on Start, OK, and then Next. Important: All data on the target hard drive will be erased during this process. Please remove or backup any valuable data before performing this step.:

[dolove007]

I need the fat32 for my hhd

[grasshopper]

Originally Posted by dolove007

I need the fat32 for my hhd

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2 - Download the tool above and use it

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[MIKEJAMES]

I can not get the fat32 to download on my usb card.
PLease help.

[freedomtwoa]

Originally Posted by MIKEJAMES

I can not get the fat32 to download on my usb card.
PLease help.

Downloaded it to hardrive first...them extract to a new folder.
Then insert you USB stick and copy or cut and paste from the new folder to folder you just made ..make sure the file as been decompress or unzip, and paste it to your USB stick. That is it that is all folks

[freedomtwoa]

Originally Posted by grasshopper

Western Digital has a Windows based utility that will reformat a Western Digital external USB or FireWire hard drive back to the factory default FAT32 partition. When run, this utility can only create a single FAT32 partition for the full capacity of the hard drive. Please follow the directions below to download and use the Western Digital FAT32 formatting utility.

1 - Download the ExtFat32.msi file to your desktop.
2 - Double-click on the file named ExtFat32.msi and follow the onscreen prompts to install this program onto the computer.



3 - Check the box labeled I accept this License Agreement and click Next.



4 - Select the hard drive that is to to formatted and click on Start, OK, and then Next. Important: All data on the target hard drive will be erased during this process. Please remove or backup any valuable data before performing this step.:

I have follow you step but it will not format.... tells me that my hardrive is to small? It is a Westen digital 250 ghz

[freedomtwoa]

Did any one ever try SWISSkNIFE ?
it work well for formatting to fat 32 : )
It is free do a seach for it ..........good luck.
Work well for me.... it did format and when put in harddrive " USB port " back in my Coolsat ... all went well.
Now have to figure how to get then TS fils to MPEG ......love this testing.


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[goddzeus]

Does it work with any external HD? Has anyone try it yet?
Thanks

[freedomtwoa]

Originally Posted by goddzeus

Does it work with any external HD? Has anyone try it yet?
Thanks

Did You read my post? Work ver well