Fat32 from Windows7 ?

[ollie007]

i need to format in fat32 from windows7, so that it can be readable in older systems.

what s the settings do i need?

 

[Qdos]

Just choose FAT32 when formatting a drive. Simple

 

[ickymay]

using the right click format option windows 7 only offers NTFS

one way to do it is use the command line option ............

click Windows/Start orb -> type cmd.exe in the search box -> press Ctrl+Shift+Enter to get an Administrator Command Line , when prompted, press Yes or enter administrative credentials in the UAC pop-up box.

At the command line prompt, enter
format <drive letter>: /FS:FAT32

you will also be asked in the command prompt for the current volume label then the Y/N to proceed prompt

If its larger than 32gb then windows will give an error message "volume size too big" at the end



CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.17 is not compatible with windows 7

currently looking for something else ...............

 

[ollie007]

what the setting for the sector (?) size?? or cyle size or something like that?

 

[Qdos]

using the right click format option windows 7 only offers NTFS

I'm sorry, I don't use Windows native and primitive disk management, but employ a third party toolset for such operations where you get the options to control cluster sizes etc - and would advise anyone else to do the same...

The best partitioning software I've found for W7 is the Easeus offering.

 

[ollie007]

what cluster size do i use for fat32?

i have access to paragon's diskmanager.

i thought partition magic was the best (bust no support for windows7 mehtinks)

 

[ollie007]

personally I prefer to use CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.17

version 3.22 doesnt work on windows7x86

 

[Qdos]

personally I prefer to use CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.17

version 3.22 doesnt work on windows7x86

I just linked to something which does work ^^^^

 

[ickymay]

personally I prefer to use CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.17

version 3.22 doesnt work on windows7x86

yup just found that out grr, how about partition wizard ?

 

[ickymay]

personally I prefer to use CompuApps SwissKnife V3 3.17

version 3.22 doesnt work on windows7x86

yup just found that out grr, how about partition wizard ?

confirmed partition wizard does work but kudos to Qdos he found a solution first

 

[antt]

what cluster size do i use for fat32?

i have access to paragon's diskmanager.

i thought partition magic was the best (bust no support for windows7 mehtinks)

regarding allocation unit size, it is best to leave it at the default (using the standard windows 7 formatting utility.