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how can I convert FAT32 to FAT16?
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Name: manzoor
Date: May 15, 2000 at 11:12:09 Pacific
Subject: how can I convert FAT32 to FAT16? |
Comment: how can I convert FAT32 to FAT16? for my 2.1GB HDD Thanks
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Response Number 1
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Name: Charles Carden
Date: May 15, 2000 at 11:21:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: Kurt Stuhler
Date: May 15, 2000 at 12:30:55 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)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
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Name: Harry
Date: May 15, 2000 at 14:23:54 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)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
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Response Number 5
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Name: dosrules
Date: May 15, 2000 at 18:20:08 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)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 7
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Name: Dev
Date: May 16, 2000 at 02:48:37 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)WARNING. When asked if you want Large Disk Support
Reply NO Harry says type Y - This gives you FAT32 not removes it!
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Response Number 8
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Name: Max
Date: May 16, 2000 at 20:06:29 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)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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Response Number 10
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Name: Jay Dewd
Date: March 19, 2001 at 09:40:10 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)FAT16 only works in 2 GIG partitions ie you will have 10 particions on your 20 gig HDD
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