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How convert my hard disk from NTFS to FAT32?

I have a 500 GB SATA Hard disk, originally it was an internal hard disk for my old desktop now i have bought that outer casing and made it external so that I can connect to my laptop as a back up and also to the PS3 to watch movies n stuff... but the problem is this hard disk is in NTFS file formating because of which the PS is not able to read it... kindly advice how to convert this hard disk to FAT32 file system without needing to format or even if I have to format still how do I convert the file system...?? please help....

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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  • 1 decade ago

    You cannot simply "convert" a format... to change the format, it must be reformatted. I know this will work for a flash drive, I've done it many times, but never a 500GB SATA. In "Computer" right click on the connected drive and select "format". This will bring up a small dialog box with some formatting options. Select FAT32 from the drop-down menu, and hit format. This may take some time; it only takes about 4 seconds on a 1GB flash drive, so theoretically, it would take 500x longer for your hard drive, which is only about 15 minutes,

  • 1 decade ago

    The PS3 uses a modified fat32 format and no pc can read it. That's my understanding of it anyway. There may be someone out there that has done a work around for this but I've never seen it.

  • 1 decade ago

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  • 1 decade ago

    if you have a win xp installer that is not a big problem....if u do get the disk inside and when prompt use the partion you want to use(in this case the 500gb harddrive) once done that select format but choose the option to FAT but make a full format not a quick one....that shoulg converted from NTFS to FAT...

  • ?
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    You must reformat, there is no way to convert to FAT32 from NTFS.

  • 5 years ago

    I agree with the above ans.......... just back up your data... right click on local disk.... click format....... change file system from fat32 to ntfs or vice versa and click on quick format tick box..... and format the hdd

  • 1 decade ago

    Hello Click on the link it will show you how or copy and paste

    http://www.ehow.com/how_5099070_convert-hard-drive...

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