This Agreement (“Agreement”) is between the entity or individual entering into this Agreement (“You”) and the SD Card Association, a California Mutual Benefit Corporation (“SDA”). IF YOU REJECT THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WILL NOT ACQUIRE ANY LICENSE TO USE THE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT DOWNLOAD, INSTALL, OR USE THE PRODUCT PROMPTLY RETURN (IF APPLICABLE) THE PRODUCT TO THE SDA OR YOUR SDA DISTRIBUTOR. NOTE: A drive must be at least 512 megabytes (MB) in size to be converted to the FAT32 file system.BY DOWNLOADING, INSTALLING OR USING THE PRODUCT, THE ENTITY OR INDIVIDUAL ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS. When the conversion is complete, click Finish.Īt a command prompt, type cvt drive: /cvt32 and then press ENTER, where drive is the drive you want to convert to the FAT32 file system.įor more information about the FAT32 file system, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:ġ54997 Description of the FAT32 File System In the Drives box, click the drive you want to convert to the FAT32 file system.Ĭlick Next, click Next, and then click Next again.

NOTE: Before you convert to the FAT32 file system, uninstall any utilities or tools that protect or encrypt the Master Boot Record (MBR) or partition table (for example, uninstall Bootlock included with Symantec Norton Your Eyes Only).Ĭlick Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, click Drive Converter (FAT32), and then click Next. To convert a drive to the FAT32 file system, use the following steps.

Also, this procedure does not work if your hard disk has bad sectors. WARNING: After you convert your hard disk to FAT32, you are unable to convert it back to the original FAT system.

This article describes how to convert a hard disk that uses the File Allocation Table (FAT or FAT16) file system to the FAT32 file system using Drive Converter.

Fat32 formatter