You may use Diskpart utility to fix the unallocated SSD. With the help of this command-line utility, you can quickly format the drive partition or change the drive partition to NTFS or FAT32. Caution: Using Diskpart utility will format the drive, due to which, you will end up losing the data stored on the SSDs. Therefore, before proceeding. Cannot Convert System Partition to FAT32 by Formatting in Windows 10 Usually, you are not allowed to format a system partition to FAT32 file system because the Windows 10 system is installed on this partition. It would cause system crash and make computer unbootable after formatting system partition. Win 10 has removed the option to format external drives to FAT32 for whatever reason (maybe they want the users to move to Mac OS or Linux?), but there's he.
How to Format WD My Passport Ultra 1TB for Windows?
To know how to format the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB setup on Windows computer, follow the guidelines mentioned below.
- Use a USB cable to connect the Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB drive to the Windows computer.
- Once the computer detects the connected Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB hard drive, the Windows computer starts to configure automatically.
- The first step is to click the Start icon, type ‘this pc' in the search bar, and select the This PC option from the search result.
- Select your WD My Passport drive on the left panel of the screen
- On the main panel, click the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB drive's icon, and select the Format button.
- In the Format window, navigate to the File System field, and select either the exFAT or FAT32 option.
- Below the Format Options field, make sure to checkmark the box next to the Quick Format option.
- After specifying the settings in the Format window, click the Start button.
Summary
This article describes how to convert a hard disk that uses the File Allocation Table (FAT or FAT16) file system to the FAT32 file system using Drive Converter.
WARNING: After you convert your hard disk to FAT32, you are unable to convert it back to the original FAT system. Also, this procedure does not work if your hard disk has bad sectors.
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To convert a drive to the FAT32 file system, use the following steps.
NOTE: Before you convert to the FAT32 file system, uninstall any utilities or tools that protect or encrypt the Master Boot Record (MBR) or partition table (for example, uninstall Bootlock included with Symantec Norton Your Eyes Only).
Method 1
Click Start, point to Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, click Drive Converter (FAT32), and then click Next.
In the Drives box, click the drive you want to convert to the FAT32 file system.
Click Next, and then click OK.
Click Next, click Next, and then click Next again.
When the conversion is complete, click Finish.
Format Ssd To Fat32 Windows 10
Method 2
At a command prompt, type cvt drive: /cvt32 and then press ENTER, where drive is the drive you want to convert to the FAT32 file system.
For more information about the FAT32 file system, see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Format Large Drive Fat32 Windows 10
Format Large Drive Fat32 Windows 10
Format 1tb To Fat32 Windows 10 Iso
154997 Description of the FAT32 File System
NOTE: A drive must be at least 512 megabytes (MB) in size to be converted to the FAT32 file system.
