Easiest Way to Format 500GB External HDD to FAT32 in Windows 7/8/10

Easiest Way to Format 500GB External HDD to FAT32 in Windows 7/8/10

Geeks - One way to format a 500GB external hard drive to FAT32 in Windows 7, 8, or 10 is to use the built-in Disk Management tool. Here's how to do it:

Open the Start menu and type "disk management" into the search field.

Click on the "Create and format hard disk partitions" option that appears.

Right-click on the 500GB hard drive you want to format and select the "Format" option.

In the Format window, select the "FAT32" option from the "File System" drop-down menu.

Give the drive a label (name) if you want, and then click the "OK" button to start the formatting process.

Another way to format a 500GB hard drive to FAT32 is to use the command prompt. Here's how to do that:

Open the Start menu and type "command prompt" into the search field.

Right-click on the "Command Prompt" option that appears and select the "Run as administrator" option.

In the command prompt window, type the following command and press Enter:

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format /FS:FAT32 X:

Replace "X" with the drive letter of the 500GB hard drive you want to format.

Keep in mind that formatting a hard drive will erase all data on the drive, so be sure to back up any important files before proceeding.