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Formatting a 750 gb drive with fat32

Discussion in 'PC Hardware' started by Major scarlett, 2007/12/26.

  1. 2007/12/26
    Major scarlett

    Major scarlett Inactive Thread Starter

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    Hi All
    I have purchased a seagate freeagent 750gb external hard drive. It came formatted with ntfs. i need to change it to fat32 as this is what my dvd player recognizes. I used swissknife to change it to fat32.
    I am now left with only a 200gb drive.
    My questions are?
    Can I format this drive with fat 32 to its full capacity with a single partition
    If not how do I get it back to ntfs with its full capacity.
    Be glad of any advice
    regards
    John
     
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  2. 2007/12/27
    Steve R Jones

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    Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP

    MORE INFORMATION
    Note the following limitations when you use the FAT32 file system with Windows XP:
    "¢ Clusters cannot be 64 kilobytes (KB) or larger. If clusters are 64 KB or larger, some programs (such as Setup programs) may incorrectly calculate disk space.
    • A FAT32 volume must contain a minimum of 65,527 clusters. You cannot increase the cluster size on a volume that uses the FAT32 file system so that it contains fewer than 65,527 clusters.
    • The maximum disk size is approximately 8 terabytes when you take into account the following variables: The maximum possible number of clusters on a FAT32 volume is 268,435,445, and there is a maximum of 32 KB per cluster, along with the space required for the file allocation table (FAT).
     
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