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Does anyone know of a free program which can format my 320gb (298gb) Western Digital external drive to FAT32. As the PS3 can't read NTFS formats. Any help would be more than appreciated. Thanks 
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windows should give you an option to do that, just contect to pc and click format...i dont know myslef as i dont have an external, so yea, try that and if not, someone should know how
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robbo414 said: windows should give you an option to do that, just contect to pc and click format...i dont know myslef as i dont have an external, so yea, try that and if not, someone should know how
Ive tried this but Windows (Any windows distro) cannot format anything over 32gb as FAT32
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No it won't. Windows won't like anything greater than 30gb...maybe 32 I can't remember...Anyways, PM me your email and I'll send you a tiny exe that will do it for you
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sexyungoy said:
Ive tried this but Windows (Any windows distro) cannot format anything over 32gb as FAT32
what a bloody rip off
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robbo414 said:
what a bloody rip off
lol I can assure you it's not a money-making scheme...They aren't offering a $299.95 Addon Ultimute Update Pack that allows fat32 formats for >32gb. Check wikipedia for a reason, I think it's decent but again I can't remember 
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robbo414 said:
Ive tried this but Windows (Any windows distro) cannot format anything over 32gb as FAT32
what a bloody rip off
HAHA thats windows for ya. Theres probably a reason for that tho (but i duno. If there isn't then yeah, watta rip off 
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still, its better than linux 
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use a little app called fat32format, i suspect it's the same one chuz is talking about. really easy to use and i did my 300GB in a couple of seconds.
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AussieM8 said: use a little app called fat32format, i suspect it's the same one chuz is talking about. really easy to use and i did my 300GB in a couple of seconds.
chuz said: Sure is
I found a link instead:
Cheers fellas. Il go check it out now 
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Just one question about fat32format.exe i tried to run it but the cmd prompt appears for a split second - is that normal? or did it crash?
However i had to resort to using the Windows format utility (on the XP setup disc). Of coarse this only limited my HDD to 32gb but thats all i need for now. I just wanted to restore my PS3 backup which is only 9gb!! ..Only.
But please let me know how to use the fat32format.exe utility so i don't have to resort to this option. Cheers
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You have to use a command prompt, rather than actually running the exe
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just used partition magic....piece of cake....
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a MAC can do it
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Roganslaf said: a MAC can do it
I'd be surprised if it couldn't...
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chuz said: You have to use a command prompt, rather than actually running the exe
yeah run it from command prompt from the directory where you saved it and follow the steps, it's a piece of cake
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i have a lacie 120gb as a fat32
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