It comes with a fat32 file system which limits the max file sixe to 4gb. Is it possible to reformat it to ntfs ?
172570
Sure....it is just like any other hard drive so you can format using any method you want.
2205672
There are many format and NTFS file conversation programs available on the web. If you reformat and specify NTFS, you will lose any existing data. Conversion is safer but I'd backup it all anyhow. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx
980740
I believe it ships in Fat32. If not it is easy to reformat it with Fat32 filesystem.
2054818
It can be formatted with FAT32. When you receive the drive it's pre formatted with either NTFS or exFAT (Don't remember but it's one of the two). That being said the Windows format tool will not format any drive larger 32GB with FAT32. It will only allow you to use NTFS or exFAT. Third party tools can be used to format drives larger than 32GB with FAT32. Google "FAT32 Format by Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd." This tool works, is free and is very simply. Or you can use Windows diskpart to manually create the partition and format FAT32. I have this drive and have it formatted with FAT32 for use in my car to play MP3's. Also, please note that the behavior above is not specific to any particular manufacturer. It applies to any USB/HDD/SSD drive larger than 32GB being formatted in Windows.
1924689
SD card 2Gb or below is "FAT"SD card 4Gb or higher is "FAT32"It advises not to use NTFS OR exFAT formats these are not supported.
1179299
yes, you can't format it to FAT32 it must be formatted to NTFS - there is a dropdown menu and that option is there when you format the drive.
1813387
Thanks for the info, guys. I use Windows XP, plan on downloading well over 4GB in musical CDs, audiobooks, and mp3's, so, if I'm reading you right, I SHOULD reformat to NTFS. Is this correct? And thanks again for your help.
1650409
Yes you can. You must re-format the card to FAT32 (use Easeus partition program--free). Create an unallocated partion of 300 MB, format to FAT32, and your card will have 59.xxGB to use.Good luck!David
1560555
Yes, I have one built with 4x6TB WD RED drives in an 18TB RAID-5 volume. I was able to format it with GPT, NTFS. I tested copying files, and I ran a chkdsk /r to test the free space. Everything looks good so far. I am going to be using it soon to fill with data.
311959
I don't know. I've been using 8G flash drives or an old WD Cavier 313000, 13G ide hard drive. I'm not sure if it's formatted in Fat/NFTS. Sorry!
1975928
You should be able to. I was able to reformat it to ext4 for a Linux data drive with no problems.
980739
You can format it into Fat 32 on your computer but it comes formatted in Fat 32 out of the box anyway.
2219865
There is a pretty comprehensive article on the G-Force web page on how to reformat to NTFS. It is not difficult
966538
Actually, you don't have to 'partition' the disk in order to convert it to NTFS from FAT32. Although Microsoft recommends a reformat to change the disk to NTFS, if you have data/programs that you don't want to erase, you can simply convert to NTFS without formatting. See this article if you'd like to read more: http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/choosing_between_ntfs_fat_and_fat32.mspx?mfr=true
489004
Yes, you certainly can but I have to wonder why you would want to. ex-fat is a proprietary Microsoft file system optimized specifically for USB drives larger than 32GB.
945956
You can format this drive to either FAT32, NTFS, ExFAT, or whatever. Will work for system backup or making a recovery disk.
838528
I'm running windows 8 and the drive gives the option to format to exFat. This allows you to use the drive on both PC and MAC without the 4GB file max.