A simple tool to do this is FAT32 Format which downloads as a single file named guiformat.exe - no installation is necessary. Run the SD Formatter tool first to ensure that any other partitions on the SD card are deleted. Part 1: Format FAT32 Drive on Mac First, let us look on how to format FAT32 drive on Mac (macOS Sierra).You could be wondering what FAT32 is. It is a file system in Windows 95, 98, and windows Millennium Edition.
Easily get your hard disk drive formatted in the FAT32 system with the help of this lightweight but powerful software application
What's new in FAT32format 1.07:
- GPT support, fix for boot sector when using Windows AIK's bootsect.exe, FSCTL_ALLOW_EXTENDED_DASD_IO
Disk formatting is the operation that prepares hard disks or other devices (like USB flash drives or Solid State Disks) for data storage purposes. Usually, this process also creates a file system that organizes the data on the disk surface. Most common Windows file systems are the FAT (File Allocation Table) and the NTFS (New Technology File System).
Suitable for older hard disks and operating systems
The File Allocation Table file system was first introduced as FAT12 back in 1980, soon followed by FAT16 in 1984 and later, by FAT32 in 1996. FAT32's release overcame the 2 GB size limit of FAT16 by increasing the cluster size and setting it to 4 GB. As for operating systems, Windows XP is the last of them to support the FAT32 file system.
FAT32format provides a powerful yet easy-to-use command-line utility that helps you format your hard disks in the FAT32 file system. It also comes with a few cluster size related options that make it possible to format large disks. There is also a GUI version of this program - FAT32format GUI (GUIFormat)
Formatting up to 1 TB of memory
By default, FAT32format has no problems formatting partitions as large as 137 GB. In order to perform formatting on more vast partitions, you may use the '-cN' parameter and set the number of sectors one cluster holds. It starts with 1 and goes all the way up to 128 sectors per cluster, thus being able to format a maximum size of 1 TB.
Working slow with large disks
While unleashing great potential of the FAT32 file system, the side effects are a bit extreme. Increasing the number of sectors per cluster results in prolonged disk checking due to extensive FAT reads done by the 'chkdsk' utility.
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All in all, FAT32format is all about disk formatting and setting of the cluster size. It keeps it simple and its one and only goal is preparing your disk to receive files while creating the FAT32 file system to manage oncoming data. It is not intended for anything else and if you're not bothered by the 4 GB file size limitation, this is the right tool to format drives of all sizes.
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About FAT32format GUI
FAT32format GUI 1.0.1.0 is a disk formatting utility designed to format discs larger than 32 GB with the venerable FAT32 file system. This is the GUI version of the popular FAT32format command-line utility that's also available. Some operating systems software or experiments only require or support FAT32. This download is licensed as freeware for the Windows (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system/platform without restrictions. FAT32format GUI is available to all software users as a free download for Windows.
Is FAT32format GUI safe to download?We tested the file guiformat.exe with 27 antivirus programs and it turned out 100% clean. It's good practice to test any downloads from the Internet with trustworthy antivirus software.
Does FAT32format GUI work on my version of Windows?Older versions of Windows often have trouble running modern software and thus FAT32format GUI may run into errors if you're running something like Windows XP. Conversely, much older software that hasn't been updated in years may run into errors while running on newer operating systems like Windows 10. You can always try running older programs in compatibility mode.
Officially supported operating systems include Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP.
What versions of FAT32format GUI are available?The current version of FAT32format GUI is 1.0.1.0 and is the latest version since we last checked. This is the full offline installer setup file for PC. At the moment, only the latest version is available.
Alternatives to FAT32format GUI available for download
Guiformat Windows 10
- Martik USB Disk FormatterA small, yet effective disk formatter with few features.
- FAT32formatCreates FAT32-formatted drives including HDD, SDD, SD and memory cards.
- Any DRIVE FormatterFormats hard drives when Windows displays errors or is unable to.