T tsw2009 Distinguished Nov 25, 2010 1 0 18,510 Nov 26, 2010 #1 Hello, I have an external harddive that has been converted to linux. How can I convert back to where xp can see it?
Hello, I have an external harddive that has been converted to linux. How can I convert back to where xp can see it?
F fzabkar Judicious Sep 22, 2010 9,272 697 36,390 Nov 28, 2010 #2 If you don't care about the data, then use Disk Management to delete the existing partitions and reinitialise the drive. If you wish to create a FAT32 partition that is larger than 32GB, then you will need a third party partitioning utility. fat32format: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm GUI version of fat32format: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (freeware): http://h50178.www5.hp.com/local_drivers/17550/SP27608.exe EASEUS Partition Master: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm Upvote 0 Downvote
If you don't care about the data, then use Disk Management to delete the existing partitions and reinitialise the drive. If you wish to create a FAT32 partition that is larger than 32GB, then you will need a third party partitioning utility. fat32format: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm GUI version of fat32format: http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/guiformat.htm HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (freeware): http://h50178.www5.hp.com/local_drivers/17550/SP27608.exe EASEUS Partition Master: http://www.partition-tool.com/personal.htm