Re: Format HD as FAT
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> Anna wrote:
>>
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>> Well, actually it *can* be done. [[snip]]
>> There is a Linux-developed program that one can effectively use *within*
>> the XP environment to format a disk (both internal and external) FAT32
>> without any size limitation.
"Ray Thompson" <greymaus@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Yes, and Partition Magic does an excellent job of formatting very large
> external hard drives to FAT32--and of converting from NTFS to FAT32,
> something ELSE that's supposed to be impossible.
Yes, Ray that may be true, but the program I speak of is a *freebie* having
a file size of 68 KB. That's 68 KB! Partition Magic is a fine program. Like
many users, including yourself I think, I find it invaluable in my work. But
for many other users its fairly substantial cost make it overkill for the
limited use they'll put it to.
Anna
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