FAT16 versus
FAT32
When should I use
FAT16? "For drives that are smaller then
4GB"
When should I use
FAT32? "For drives that are 4GB or
larger"
For FAT32
(with 32k
clusters):
For your system hard
drive/partition: Boot from a DOS system disk (floppy) and
type FORMAT X: /z:64 (where "X" is, type the correct drive
letter)
For another hard
drive/partition: Go the a MS-DOS prompt and type
FORMAT X: /z:64 (where
"X" is, type the correct drive
letter)
For FAT16
(if you have Win95b OSR2, Win95c OSR3, or
Win98):
1. Make a DOS
system disk (floppy).
2. Copy
FDISK.EXE to that floppy (probably located in
"c:\windows\command\")
3. Stick the
floppy in, and restart your computer.
4. When you
get to the A: prompt type FDISK
5. When asked
if you want to use "Large Disk Support" choose no.
6. Delete the
DOS Partition you want to reformat with FAT16.
7. Create a
new DOS Partition.
8. Restart the
computer.
9. At the A:
prompt type FORMAT X: (where "X" is, type the
correct drive letter).
For FAT16
(if you have Win95 release A. Upgrade, or full version that came
with a computer "before"
1997):
From Windows:
Choose format by right clicking on the drive you wish to
reformat.
From DOS: Type
FORMAT X: (where "X" is, type the correct drive
letter).
IMPORTANT
NOTE! FORMATTING YOUR DRIVE "WILL" ERASE *ALL* DATA CURRENTLY
SAVED ON IT. SO
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