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how can I convert FAT32 to FAT16?
Name: manzoor Date: May 15, 2000 at 11:12:09 Pacific
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how can I convert FAT32 to FAT16? for my 2.1GB HDD
Name: Charles Carden Date: May 15, 2000 at 11:21:08 Pacific
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Only way is to delete partition using fdisk and create new one without turning on large disk support. Will lose all data on drive. Can't imagine why you would want to go back to fat16 though.
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Response Number 2
Name: Kurt Stuhler Date: May 15, 2000 at 12:30:55 Pacific
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You need to get Partition Magic. it will let you change the partition type without destroying the data.
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Response Number 3
Name: Harry Date: May 15, 2000 at 14:23:54 Pacific
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Just makes back up(disks)for directory or files. Use Start Disk & type A:\> fdisk and use large, type Y. 1)Create Primary Dos. If not buyin Particion Magic
Name: dosrules Date: May 15, 2000 at 18:20:08 Pacific
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you messed up when you went FAT 16 TO FAT 32 i got fat 16 and it works fine no prob with it of course it has a 813 MG hdd so no room for games but works fine for school
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Response Number 6
Name: manzoor Date: May 15, 2000 at 22:09:18 Pacific
Partition magic or fdisk are your basic options (as per above). To all those doubters of fat16, for small hard drives it is significantly faster than the same drive formatted to fat32, although fat32 gives more effective use of disk space. I format all gig or less drives as fat16 because of improved compatibility with older programs, faster, and in small drives the difference in hard drive space is not too bad (unless you have thousands of files smaller than 10kb or so)
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