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Here is the list of tools you can use to format any storage device as FAT 32.

Not as efficient as NTFS and is less secureįAT 32 was introduced by Microsoft during the launch of Windows 95 to support larger size hard disk storage and partition size.

Maximum file size 4 GB and partition size 8 TB.

Work cross-platform or cross operating systems.

Compatible with a large number of devices.

When you format a drive, FAT32 is one of the options.įAT32 is one of the ways, and the number 32 refers to the number of bits that the filing system uses to store addresses of those files.

Also called File Allocation Table, it is how the operating system (OS) keeps track of the cluster allocation, and the cluster allocation is how the file system allocates disk space for everything. Full stepsįAT32 is a disk format or, in simple words, how files are organized on a shelf.

Full stepsįormat Drive to FAT32 with Command Prompt. Full stepsįormat Drive to FAT32 with Disk Management.

Full stepsįormat to FAT32 via File Explorer (Windows 11).