The limits for fat32 file system: It is important to note that some operating systems, such as Windows, have a maximum size limit of 32GB for FAT32 file systems. If your SD card is larger than 32GB, you may need to use third-party software to format it to FAT32, or consider using a different file system.

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How to format sd/usb fat32 on Windows (sd/usb 64gb or over)

When the sd card, usb flash drive is over 32GB, Windows can only provide exfat formatting with its self built-in utility such as right click format option, or format option under Disk Management, or the diskpart format commands. That means all the methods are not working when you want to format the storage over 32GB fat32.

Under such circumstances, it's nessary to hire a free fat32 format tool to format the usb flash drive or sd card which is over 32gb to fat32 if the FAT32 file system is what you required.

Free fat32 format tools on Windows: IM-Magic Partition Resizer, Rufus, USB Disk Storage Format Tool, Easeus Partition Master, MiniTool Partition Wizard etc.

Example#1: How to format usb/sd fat32 using Partition Resizer Free

Why Partition Resizer? This free tool can not only format storage device over 32gb to fat32 but also can repair bad blocks and fix logical errors on the storage device.

To format a USB or SD card to the FAT32 file system using IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free, follow these steps:format sd or usb fat32

  1. Insert the USB or SD card into your computer's USB port or card reader.
  2. Download and install IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free on your computer. https://www.resize-c.com
  3. Open IM-Magic Partition Resizer Free and wait it to load the available disks together with the usb flash drive or sd card.
  4. Right-click on the usb/sd card that you want to format and select "Format" from the context menu.
  5. In the Format dialog box, choose "FAT32" as the file system and set the allocation unit size according to your needs.
  6. Click the "OK" button and then click APPLY Changes in the software to start the formatting process.
  7. Wait for the process to complete. This may take several minutes depending on the size of your USB or SD card.

Once the formatting process is complete, your USB or SD card should be formatted to the FAT32 file system and ready to use.

Plus benefit: How to repair bad sectors on sd card or usb drive with Partition Resizer

Step1: Right click the usb/sd in Partition Resizer, and then go to Check Partition option

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Step2: Check both options, click OK, and then click APPLY CHANGES in the software to start repairing the sd or usb drive.repair sd card or usb drive

Example#2: How to format usb/sd 64gb or over 64gb to fat32 with Rufus

Rufus is a free and popular tool for creating bootable USB drives from ISO images, but it can also be used to format a USB or SD card to the FAT32 file system. Here are the steps to format a USB or SD card of 64GB or over 64GB to FAT32 with Rufus:

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  1. Download and install Rufus from the official website. https://rufus.ie/
  2. Insert the USB or SD card you want to format into your computer's USB port or card reader.
  3. Open Rufus and select the USB or SD card you want to format from the Device dropdown menu.
  4. Choose "FAT32" as the file system in the File system dropdown menu.
  5. Under "Partition scheme," select "MBR" if the USB or SD card is smaller than 2TB, or "GPT" if it's larger than 2TB.
  6. Set the cluster size to "4096 bytes (Default)".
  7. Give a new name to the USB or SD card under "Volume label".
  8. Click the "Start" button to start the formatting process.
  9. Rufus will display a warning message indicating that all data on the USB or SD card will be destroyed. Click "OK" to proceed.
  10. Wait for the formatting process to complete. This may take several minutes depending on the size of your USB or SD card.

Once the formatting process is complete, you can use the USB or SD card as a storage device with the FAT32 file system.

Format sd card usb drive fat32 on MAC (64gb, 128gb, 256gb, 512gb etc.)

MS-FAT on MAC is to format the drive fat32 when you click ERASE option in Disk Utility on MAC.

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Steps to format a 64GB SD card to the FAT32 file system on a Mac:

  1. Insert the SD card into your Mac's card reader.
  2. Open the "Disk Utility" application. You can find it in the "Utilities" folder, which is located within the "Applications" folder.
  3. Select the SD card from the list of available disks on the left-hand side of the Disk Utility window.
  4. Click on the "Erase" button located at the top of the Disk Utility window.
  5. In the "Format" dropdown menu, select "MS-DOS (FAT)".
  6. In the "Scheme" dropdown menu, select "Master Boot Record".
  7. Give the SD card a name in the "Name" field.
  8. Click the "Erase" button to start the formatting process.
  9. Wait for the process to complete. This may take several minutes depending on the size of your SD card.

Once the formatting process is complete, your SD card will be formatted to the FAT32 file system and ready to use.

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