I just purshase one of these, the purpose was to store files using a backup manager that reads FAT32 format. This dose not give me the option to format FAT32. It only let's me do exFAT & NTFS. I try exFAT but backup manager dosen't recognize it. null

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pizzabandit · Accepted Answer

I am fairly certain FAT32 cannot have a partition greater than 2TB. I have not tried so I am unsure if you are able to create smaller partitions on this HDD. I would look into finding a more recent backup manager that can use exFAT or NTFS. FAT32 is ancient technology at this point.

Answered by pizzabandit 5 years ago

Western Digital Team · Answer

Hi Freddy,

Please know the limitations for FAT32 by following the link given below.

https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17445

Refer to the link given below to know more about this drive.
http://products.wdc.com/library/UM/ENG/4779-705168.pdf

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“I just purshase one of these, the purpose was to store files using a backup manager that reads FAT32 format. This dose not give me the option to format FAT32. It only let's me do exFAT & NTFS. I try exFAT but backup manager dosen't recognize it.”

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