Format FAT32 via Command Line in Windows 10, 8, 7
Geeks - To format a drive as FAT32 using the command line in Windows, you can use the format command. First, open a command prompt window by pressing the Windows key + R, then type cmd and press Enter.
Next, type the following command and press Enter to initiate the format process:
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format /FS:FAT32 X:
Note: In the above command, X: should be replaced with the drive letter of the drive you want to format.
The format process will begin, and you will be prompted to confirm the action. Type Y and press Enter to continue.
Once the format process is complete, the drive will be formatted as FAT32 and ready to use.
Note: If you receive an error message saying that the volume is too big to be formatted as FAT32, you will need to use a third-party tool to format the drive as FAT32. There are many tools available that can do this, such as the fat32format tool.
