Question Invalid drive specification

[Apassi]

I tried to format the external hard drive, 2tb, ntfs-->fat32 because my TV "requires" it
I tried to do it in the terminal and powershell with the command: format /FS:FAT32 X:

A message like the one below will appear:
https://ibb.co/3BKVXGy

Now when I type in that New Label or X, a message appears:
https://ibb.co/yNCYRWk

The identifier of the external hard drive is the letter X. What should I write in it to format the hard drive?

thank you

T: Ilkka

P.S. For some reason I can't upload pictures directly here. Can anyone advise?

 

[helpstar]

P.S. For some reason I can't upload pictures directly here. Can anyone advise?

just not possible in this forum

Volume name
Volume label for FAT12, FAT16 or FAT32 volume must be maximum 11 characters long and cannot contain the following characters: * ? / \ | , ; : + = < > [ ] "" .
not sure, but space might not be allowed as well

 

[kerberos_20]

you cannot format 2TB drive to fat32, fat 32 in windows is limited to 32GB
you can format it to exFAT

btw that volume label is not drive letter, but disk name, that what you see in windows explorer/disk management under volume

https://imgur.com/KexK28B

View: https://imgur.com/KexK28B

here you can see mine volume names

 

[Apassi]

you cannot format 2TB drive to fat32, fat 32 in windows is limited to 32GB
you can format it to exFAT

btw that volume label is not drive letter, but disk name, that what you see in windows explorer/disk management under volume

https://imgur.com/KexK28B

View: https://imgur.com/KexK28B

here you can see mine volume names

Thanks for the replies.
according to this instruction, you can format a hard disk over 32 GB: https://www.wikihow.com/Format-an-External-Hard-Drive-to-Fat32

 

[SkyNetRising]

The identifier of the external hard drive is the letter X. What should I write in it to format the hard drive?

You have to enter current volume label for drive X:
This is being asked for security reasons, to confirm, you understand what volume you're formatting.
You can see volume label for drive X: in File explorer.
If you have no volume label assigned to drive X: , then in File explorer it will be shown as "Local disk".
Then just press enter, when asked for current volume label.

 

[Apassi]

You have to enter current volume label for drive X:
This is being asked for security reasons, to confirm, you understand what volume you're formatting.
You can see volume label for drive X: in File explorer.
If you have no volume label assigned to drive X: , then in File explorer it will be shown as "Local disk".
Then just press enter, when asked for current volume label.

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How to Fix Windows 11 Format FAT32 not Available​

After backing up the data, you can start to format FAT32. The specific steps will be described in detail next. You can start by following the graphic steps below.


Step 1. Press Windows + R key to open the Run window. In the Run box, type "cmd" and press Enter.


Step 2. In the cmd window, type "diskpart" and press Enter. The diskpart tool will be opened.


Step 3. Enter "list disk" and press Enter.


Step 4. Enter "select disk #", where # is the number of your selected disk. Then, press Enter.


Step 5. Enter "list partition" and press Enter.


Step 6. Enter "select partition *" and press Enter.


Step 7. Enter "format fs=fat32" and press Enter.

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