{"id":552,"date":"2021-11-20T18:45:06","date_gmt":"2021-11-20T18:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/droix.co.uk\/knowledge-base\/kb\/how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32\/"},"modified":"2025-04-28T11:13:01","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T10:13:01","password":"","slug":"how-to-format-a-large-micro-sd-card-to-fat32","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/droix.net\/knowledge-base\/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":"

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

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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

FAT32 Format GUI – http:\/\/www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk\/index.htm?guiformat.htm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Mini Tool Partition Wizard – https:\/\/www.partitionwizard.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

DiskGenius – https:\/\/www.diskgenius.com\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

The quickest and easiest program to use is FAT32 Format GUI. You can download and run the program from above.<\/p>\n

First, check and double check that the Drive<\/strong> letter matches your SD card or USB drive. If it does not match, choose it from the drop down menu. The Allocation Size<\/strong> setting can be left as default. Choose Quick Format<\/strong> to save a lot of time when formatting.<\/p>\n

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Once these have been checked, you can press the Start<\/strong> button to proceed. Double check that the right Drive<\/strong> letter has been chosen correctly and then press OK<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n

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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

\"How<\/a><\/p>\n

Once the card has finished formatting, you can choose the Close<\/strong> button to exit the program.<\/p>\n

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Your SD Card\/USB Drive will now be formatted to FAT32 and ready to use on devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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