{"id":37982,"date":"2021-11-20T18:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/article\/how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:13:01","slug":"how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/article\/how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32\/","title":{"rendered":"How to format a large USB or SD Card to FAT32"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Some devices require FAT32 formatted cards for tasks such as firmware updating, but if you have a 64GB or higher SD Card or USB driver, you wont be able to format it to FAT32 using the standard Windows format. Fortunately this is a Microsoft issue and to resolve it, all you will need to do is download a piece of software to be able to format it.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of programs that will allow you to format your large Micro SD Card to FAT32, here are three popular ones.<\/p>\n<p>FAT32 Format GUI &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk\/index.htm?guiformat.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk\/index.htm?guiformat.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mini Tool Partition Wizard &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.partitionwizard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.partitionwizard.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>DiskGenius &#8211; <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The quickest and easiest program to use is FAT32 Format GUI. You can download and run the program from above.<\/p>\n<p>First, check and double check that the <strong>Drive<\/strong> letter matches your SD card or USB drive. If it does not match, choose it from the drop down menu. The <strong>Allocation Size<\/strong> setting can be left as default. Choose <strong>Quick Format<\/strong> to save a lot of time when formatting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2457 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-1.png\" alt=\"How to Format Micro SD Card to FAT32\" width=\"406\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once these have been checked, you can press the <strong>Start<\/strong> button to proceed. Double check that the right <strong>Drive<\/strong> letter has been chosen correctly and then press <strong>OK<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-2.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2458 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-2.png\" alt=\"How to Format Micro SD Card to FAT32\" width=\"406\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The SD card\/USB drive will now be begin to format to FAT32. This may take some time depending on the size of the card.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-3.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2459 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-3.png\" alt=\"How to Format Micro SD Card to FAT32\" width=\"406\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once the card has finished formatting, you can choose the <strong>Close<\/strong> button to exit the program.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-4.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2460 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/en-gb\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/FAT32-Format-Guide-4.png\" alt=\"How to Format Micro SD Card to FAT32\" width=\"406\" height=\"487\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Your SD Card\/USB Drive will now be formatted to FAT32 and ready to use on devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some devices require FAT32 formatted cards for tasks such as firmware updating, but if you have a 64GB or higher SD Card or USB driver, you wont be able to format it to FAT32 using the standard Windows format. 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