Converting or formatting NTFS to FAT32

I have a 750GB Iomega Minimax drive and have formatted it to NTFS. I have
then partitioned it into 128GB partitions (for use on a Mac) but want to
convert or reformat it to FAT32 so I can read and write on both the Windows
Vista PC and the Mac. When I go into Computer Management and then Disk
Management and try to format the drive to FAT32 it only gives the option of
NTFS. A CDROM came with the drive with FAT32 converter on but it doesn't load
any of the drives when I load the program up.

So far as i know,Fat32 support upto only 32GB!


"hyperfee" <hyperfee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 750GB Iomega Minimax drive and have formatted it to NTFS. I have
> then partitioned it into 128GB partitions (for use on a Mac) but want to
> convert or reformat it to FAT32 so I can read and write on both the
> Windows
> Vista PC and the Mac. When I go into Computer Management and then Disk
> Management and try to format the drive to FAT32 it only gives the option
> of
> NTFS. A CDROM came with the drive with FAT32 converter on but it doesn't
> load
> any of the drives when I load the program up.

why wrote:
> So far as i know,Fat32 support upto only 32GB!

Also FAT32 is more vulnerable to disk crashes.

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Correct Fat 32 will only recognise 32gb size.

Reduce 128gb to 32gb and try that.


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vista disk management doesn't have the fat32 option, no matter what size
of a partition.


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Once you convert a drive or partition to NTFS, you cannot simply convert it
back to FAT or FAT32. You will need to reformat the drive or partition which
will erase all data, including programs and personal files, on the
partition.

"hyperfee" <hyperfee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have a 750GB Iomega Minimax drive and have formatted it to NTFS. I have
> then partitioned it into 128GB partitions (for use on a Mac) but want to
> convert or reformat it to FAT32 so I can read and write on both the
> Windows
> Vista PC and the Mac. When I go into Computer Management and then Disk
> Management and try to format the drive to FAT32 it only gives the option
> of
> NTFS. A CDROM came with the drive with FAT32 converter on but it doesn't
> load
> any of the drives when I load the program up.

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:25:10 +0800, "why" <why198546@gmail.com> wrote:

>,;So far as i know,Fat32 support upto only 32GB!

This is not true.
>,;
>,;
>,;"hyperfee" <hyperfee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>,;news:466E1169-8E83-44B3-AA6D-EFCBD4B8FC10@microsoft.com...
>,;>I have a 750GB Iomega Minimax drive and have formatted it to NTFS. I have
>,;> then partitioned it into 128GB partitions (for use on a Mac) but want to
>,;> convert or reformat it to FAT32 so I can read and write on both the
>,;> Windows
>,;> Vista PC and the Mac. When I go into Computer Management and then Disk
>,;> Management and try to format the drive to FAT32 it only gives the option
>,;> of
>,;> NTFS. A CDROM came with the drive with FAT32 converter on but it doesn't
>,;> load
>,;> any of the drives when I load the program up.

On Mon, 11 Feb 2008 18:30:28 +0800, Man-wai Chang ToDie
<toylet.toylet@gmail.com> wrote:

>,;why wrote:
>,;> So far as i know,Fat32 support upto only 32GB!
>,;
>,;Also FAT32 is more vulnerable to disk crashes.

Reference please???

FAT32 is limited to 127 Gigabytes under Windows 9x.

Outside of Win9x, FAT32 partitions can be at least 2 Terabytes.

There is no "32gb" limitation with FAT32.

Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat32


"silver" <silver.34m491@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>
> Correct Fat 32 will only recognise 32gb size.
>
> Reduce 128gb to 32gb and try that.
>
>
> --
> silver

There are multiple programs, such as Partition Magic (and possibly GParted)
that allow you to convert from NTFS to FAT32 (back and forth as much as you
want) without any loss of data or without requiring a format.

It is misleading to tell someone you can't do this simply because Microsoft
does not include the tool.

Converting from NTFS to FAT32 would require that no files are compressed or
encrypted on the NTFS partition, and a cluster size re-adjustment may be
needed after conversion.
It is something I have personally done before without data loss.



"Bob" <nowhere@nowhere.net> wrote in message
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> Once you convert a drive or partition to NTFS, you cannot simply convert
> it back to FAT or FAT32. You will need to reformat the drive or partition
> which will erase all data, including programs and personal files, on the
> partition.
>
> "hyperfee" <hyperfee@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:466E1169-8E83-44B3-AA6D-EFCBD4B8FC10@microsoft.com...
>>I have a 750GB Iomega Minimax drive and have formatted it to NTFS. I have
>> then partitioned it into 128GB partitions (for use on a Mac) but want to
>> convert or reformat it to FAT32 so I can read and write on both the
>> Windows
>> Vista PC and the Mac. When I go into Computer Management and then Disk
>> Management and try to format the drive to FAT32 it only gives the option
>> of
>> NTFS. A CDROM came with the drive with FAT32 converter on but it doesn't
>> load
>> any of the drives when I load the program up.
>