How to format USB drive to fat32 Windows 10?

Similar to NTFS, FAT32 is also a file system format in which you can store data on a storage drive (USB flash drive, hard drive, etc.). However, unlike NTFS, FAT32 does not support files larger than 4 GB. Thus, when you store large multimedia files or other large files, you can use FAT32 to save these files.

How to format USB into fatWindows

To format USB drive into FAT32 file system, you can use any available software or use the Command Prompt. Here we will explain both the ways.

How do you format a USB drive to fatin Windows

To format a USB drive to FAT32 file system in Windows 10: Connect the USB drive to the computer. Go to Control Panel → Storage → Disk Management. Now you can see all the available drives. On the left pane, right click on the desired drive and select the Format option. Now select the filesystem you want to use. You can select the filesystem by choosing the drive from the drop-down list.

How to format USB hard drive to fatWindows

The best way to make sure that your USB drive will be able to use the FAT32 file system is to use the built-in tool on your computer. If you want to use the disk partitioning software on your computer, then you will need to convert your drive to NTFS. You can use the converter that came with your USB drive, or look for a program online.

How to specify a USB drive to format in fatWindows

There are several ways to specify a USB drive to format in fat32. If you are using the generic USB drive icon in the notification area, you can right click on it and choose format in the context menu. This will open the USB drive in the drive management window. You can either select the drive and click the format button or hit the enter key on your keyboard and select it.