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Installing FAT32 on My WD Passport - Macrumors Forums 5/4/13 10:28 AM installing FAT32 on my WD passport - MacRumors Forums 5/4/13 10:28 AM Front Page Mac Blog iOS Blog Roundups Buyer's Guide Forums Search Forums... Register FAQ / Rules Community Forum Spy Today's Posts Search MacRumors Forums > Apple Systems and Services > Windows, Linux & others on the Mac User Name User Name Remember Me? installing FAT32 on my WD passport Password Log in Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes Apr 12, 2012, 07:49 PM #1 kellsnz installing FAT32 on my WD passport macrumors newbie Ok need a little or a lot of advise. I have a WD passport which i have set up to work with my Mac, now i need to use it Join Date: Apr 2012 on a normal PC and have been advised to put FAT32 onto it. Which is fine but i have absolutely no idea how to do it and every time i try to download FAT32 it says it is not a Mac program. Help please. 0 Apr 13, 2012, 04:06 PM #2 Grannyville7989 FAT32 isn't an application, it is a file system that is used to for storing files on storage devices, like hard drives, memory macrumors 6502a sticks, etc. Join Date: Aug 2010 There are other file systems, such as HFS+ (Hierarchical File System plus) that is used by Mac OS X and NTFS (New Technology File System) that is used by Windows. FAT32 (File Allocation Table) is a file system that Mac, Windows, and Linux can read from and write to. To format your external drive to be FAT32... From Mac OS X:- - Plug in your drive, - Open up Disk Utility - Select your external drive from the list on the left - Click on the erase tab, - From the Format drop down list, select MS-DOS (FAT) - Click Erase... From Windows:- - Plug in your drive, - Open My Computer, - Right click on your drive and click Format... - Select FAT32 from the list of file systems, - Make sure Quick Format is checked, - Click Start Always remember that formating a disk will erase all of the data that has been stored on it. So make sure that you have everything that you want to keep backed up. I hope I was clear enough for you. If not, or you have other questions, give me a shout 0 Apr 19, 2012, 03:08 AM #3 kellsnz thanks. that was extremely helpful Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Apr 2012 0 Apr 19, 2012, 03:11 AM #4 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1357536 Page 1 of 3 installing FAT32 on my WD passport - MacRumors Forums 5/4/13 10:28 AM Apr 19, 2012, 03:11 AM #4 simsaladimbamba Also know, that FAT32 has a 4 GB per file limit. macrumors Core ____________________________________________________________ Overview of the four major file systems (called "Formats" in Mac OS X) used on Windows and Mac OS X, compiled by GGJstudios. You can use Disk Utility to format any HDD to your liking. Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: right in back of you Any external hard drive will work with PCs or Macs, as long as the connectors are there (Firewire, USB, etc.) It doesn't matter how the drive is formatted out of the box, since you can re-format any way you like. Formatting can be done with the Mac OS X Disk Utility, found in the /Applications/Utilities folder. Here are your formatting options: HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Don't use case-sensitive) Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X Required for Time Machine or Carbon Copy Cloner or SuperDuper! backups of Mac OS X system files. To Read/Write HFS+ from Windows, Install MacDrive To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install HFSExplorer Maximum file size: 8EiB Maximum volume size: 8EiB Mac OS X: Mac OS Extended format (HFS Plus) volume and file limits You can use this format if you only use the drive with Mac OS X, or use it for backups of your Mac OS X internal drive, or if you only share it with one Windows PC (with MacDrive installed on the PC) NTFS (Windows NT File System) Read/Write NTFS from native Windows. Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X, here are some alternatives: For Mac OS X 10.4 or later (32 or 64-bit), install Paragon (approx $20) (Best Choice for Lion) For 32-bit Mac OS X, install NTFS-3G for Mac OS X (free) (does not work in 64-bit mode) For 64-bit Snow Leopard, read this: MacFUSE for 64-bit Snow Leopard Some have reported problems using Tuxera (approx $36). Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard and Lion, but is not advisable, due to instability. AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS Maximum file size: 16 TB Maximum volume size: 256TB You can use this format if you routinely share a drive with multiple Windows systems. exFAT (FAT64) Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later. Not all Windows versions support exFAT. See disadvantages. exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT Maximum file size: 16 EiB Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB You can use this format if it is supported by all computers with which you intend to share the drive. See "disadvantages" for details. FAT32 (File Allocation Table) Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X. Maximum file size: 4GB. Maximum volume size: 2TB You can use this format if you share the drive between Mac OS X and Windows computers and have no files larger than 4GB. ____________________________________________________________ __________________ This is not 0 http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1357536 Page 2 of 3 installing FAT32 on my WD passport - MacRumors Forums 5/4/13 10:28 AM MacRumors Forums > Apple Systems and Services > Windows, Linux & others on the Mac « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Posting Rules You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts BB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off Forum Jump Forum Rules Windows, Linux & others on the Mac Go All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:13 PM. 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