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How can I format a large hard drive with FAT32
"I have a 250GB external hard drive and I tried to format it into FAT32. But Windows 10 Disk Management tool failed to do this job because the hard disk drive is larger than 32GB. Is there any third-party FAT32 formatter or format tool can help?"
When working from a Windows environment, you may experience difficulty using the default Windows format tool to format your large external hard drive or USB drive as Fat32. It happens because 32GB size limit exists on FAT32 formatting. But don't worry! Here is third-party free FAT32 formatter can help you complete this job with no obstacle.
What is the best FAT32 format tool
Actually, there is a long list of FAT32 formatter support to format large hard drives to FAT32 beyond 32GB size limit. But which is the best one? Here we would like to introduce you EaseUS Partition Master Free. we recommend it as the best FAT32 format tool for two reasons. First, it is free, powerful, safe, and easy to use. It can help you format external hard drive, USB flash drive or SD card into FAT32 in just simple steps. And second, it has flexible and advanced format options. If there is data on your hard drive, it allows you to directly convert to FAT32 without formatting. So all your data will keep intact. Now, you can free download this FAT32 formatter and follow the tutorial below step by step to format your device with ease.
Format external hard drive, USB or SD card with FAT32 format tool
- Warning
- Formatting will erase any existing files on the device. Please make sure you have created a backup file before you starting the job.
Step 1: Launch EaseUS Partition Master, right-click the partition on your external hard drive/USB/SD card which you want to format and choose the "Format" option.
Step 2: Assign a new partition label, file system (NTFS/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3), and cluster size to the selected partition, then click "OK".
Step 3: In the Warning window, click "OK" to continue.
Step 4: Click the "Execute Operation" button in the top-left corner to review the changes, then click "Apply" to start formatting your external hard drive/USB/SD card.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Will the "Migrate OS" feature transfer the Windows system files only or the whole C drive?
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To ensure that the migrated system will boot normally, the Migrate OS feature will transfer all the files in the system and the boot partitions. Generally, the boot partition is the C drive so the transfer will include all the files in C.
- Does EaseUS Partition Master license apply to multiple computers?
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The license of Partition Master Professional and Server editions can be used on 1 computer only, while that for for the Technician and Unlimited editions can be used on multiple machines.
- What is the difference between EaseUS Partition Master Trial version and the Free version?
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Free is for home users only, with most basic functions available such as partition resize and clone. While trial can help you understand how this product works and test what a full license can do on a business or server OS machine.
- Will it cause any data loss after resizing the partition in EaseUS Partition Master?
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Generally, it will not cause any data loss or boot issue by resizing a partition. However, in order to protect your data, we suggest that you backup the partition before resizing, in case of any unexpected situations such as power outages, computer hardware failures, etc. You can use EaseUS Todo Backup to backup the partition and its trial version is fully functioned for 30 days.
- What should I prepare before resizing the partition?
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On the partition that is going to be operated, there might be some files being occupied by other programs. To ensure a successful operation, we suggest that you close all the unnecessary software before resizing that partition. Otherwise, EaseUS Partition Master will detect the partition being locked by the other software and require a reboot to resize the partition under boot mode.
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