Can you reformat it to FAT32?
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No need do any re-format. For my iMAC, just installed software has already on Portable Hard drive, and my laptop PC with Window 7 automatic recognized device.
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You could reformat to fat 32, but the size limits of fat 32 are far below the full capacity of this hard drive, so you either have to have multiple partitions or use NTFS to have the full capacity. Fat 32 is much slower in some circumstances also. There are some details on the size limits on this page. Hope that was helpful. Troy http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc938432.aspx
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I'm not sure about FAT32, but I was able to reformat mine to exFAT using Disk Utility on a Mac, and that allowed me to use the drive with both Macs and PCs. I'm fairly certain you could do the same for FAT32, by the same method. Good luck.
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Mine came formatted with the FAT32 file system so I changed it to NTFS and it did it just fine!
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Hi Eric, Yes, in fact the DT Micro drive is formatted to FAT32 out of factory. Thank you for choosing Kingston Flash Drives! -Jewel, Kingston US Technical Support
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Yes it does. It will come formatted with FAT32, so you will have to change it to NTFS, but it is possible.
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yeah works fine if you format it right. Fat32 works good unless files are over 4gigs in size. also ntsf with macfuze installed is a good bet too..
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As I understand it you have to choose one or the other and stick with it. Reformatting loses data. It will work for either one though, but once you store you are stuck with that format.
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Technically, YES, it can be formatted to FAT32, but with the filesize limitations, as well as the cluster size for the filesystem, I must beg the question of WHY format it to FAT32? If you want it to be read/write with Mac/PC, then format exFAT. If you want to install DOS/95/98/ME on it, why? Truly, your best option would be exFAT if NTFS is not suitable for your needs.
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Cards need to be formatted using FAT16 or FAT32. If that's the case, then I'm not sure, you might try their customer support.
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Yes. You can pretty much format any drive you like to a FAT32. You can find many freeware programs that will do this. It still is going strong as my Wii U storage device.
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You can simply put a FAT32 partition on your drive and do it that way. You can do that in windows without downloading anything.
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The FAT32 format is normally limited to 4Gb file sizes and you will not be able to see "all" of a big drive it is formatted FAT32 from windows. In order to get around this, you need to use a tool that can format the drive to FAT32 but with extra large partitions. The easiest tool for this something like CompuApps Swissknife, which is a freeware app that can setup an ultra large FAT32 drive:http://www.compuapps.com/download/Swissknife/swissknife.htm
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You can format the drive as FAT 32, Mac OS Extended, or NTFS. Your decision.
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Fat32 for sure i dont know bout the rest of them, i would recomend the newest version though, its pricier but def worth it . i own them both
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yes, you can plug a new or unformatted HDD in and (re)format it to your specs
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Hey, I found really good instructions online.. It's already formatted in fat32 but it needs to be set up on a laptop first.. After you do the setup you just plug and play. It's been a great storage device so far.. Feel free to get back to me.. Oh yeah, it was on ehow.
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Can't say. Never owned an Apple product. I would think you'd be able to use without reformatting as FAT32
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With the built in utilities on Windows or Mac, you can easily format this drive to whatever you like. OS X for Mac or NTFS for Windows. Unfortunately, those can only be read by their respective operating systems. If I remember correctly, FAT32 can be read by either O/S, but it has some limitations like 4GB maximum file sizes. There is a driver by Paragon (I think it costs $20 if you want to do it legally) that allows Mac to read your NTFS drives or vice versa. This would be another option if you need your drive to operate with both O/Ss. BTW, all drives have this limitation, and all drives can be formatted. As they love to charge more for MAC stuff (presumably because MAC people think they are cool, sometimes are ignorant, but don't care about cost), I would always recommend buying a PC drive and reformatting it to MAC if necessary.