Windows 10 has default tools to format a partition to FAT32 from NTFS or other file systems, but most of time users just don’t want to format and delete anything on the original system, if there’s a way to convert one file system to another without data loss, that’ll be great, since time spend on backing things up and restoring them afterwards are saved.

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(As for the FAT32 file system limiations, we cannot create a FAT32 partition larger than 32GB, but we can use PowerShell to format large volume (64GB, e.g.) to FAT32 ).

Methods of formatting partition to FAT32

Step 1: Download and load the GUI Formart Tool. Step 2: Insert your SD card into your computer and allow the program to read the card. Note: Uncheck the Quick Format checkbox if you would like a full format of the SD card. Formatting the SD card will remove all information and data from the card and format the card to FAT32. Fat32 formatter is free software and it supports Windows 2000, XP, Vista and FAT32 formatter Windows 7 download is available. However, the formatting range is up to 32 GB disk space only. The software is provided by TOKIWA. Verbatim FAT32 Tool. Fat32 is an enhanced file allocation table that utilises a 28-bit binary system. The software saves users a considerable amount of disk space by using 4k Cluster so that large amounts of information can be stored conveniently on floppy disks, while a newer version for very large hard disks is being prepared.

Disk management or command prompt or third-party partition manager software is able to format file system to FAT32, which is the file system most of the external hard drive, USB flash drive for game console (PS3, PS4, XBOX) would prefer.

• Right-click menu’s Format option in File Explorer
• Disk Management format option
• The ‘format’ command in diskpart.exe.

All of three methods perform alike and result in the same, delete previous data stored and create a file system, which is fine and quick when there’s no importance of data, but when the partition size is very large and data stored on it is too import to delete, format, under this circumstance, is not the best option.

Convert to FAT32 without data loss

Don’t format the partition, convert it instead.

Here’s how to convert a partition to FAT32:

• Run Partition Expert
• Click on the partition you want to convert
• Click <kbd>Convert to FAT32</kbd> and click OK when prompted

An alternative way of doing this is to use the Freeware NTFS to FAT32 Converter, steps are the same:

This Freeware is also lightweight, portable, 32-bit and 64-bit capable, supports Windows 10, and lower system to Windows XP.

Conventional ways of formatting File System

Besides the converting way, here’s the conventional way of formatting partition:

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Note: Before formatting partition please make sure all the important data has a backup and it’s better to keep the ‘Quick format’ checked when formatting.