NTFS>FAT32 for an external HD for use with a Playstation 3

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Rhinehart86

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Hi, I have an Iomega 232Gb external hard drive. It is formatted to NTFS but I want to format it to FAT32. I am aware of the limitations of FAT32 but I have other hard drives and want to use this one to watch movies (which are all under 4Gb) on my Play Station 3 which only reads FAT32 and I would rather just reformat the whole drive rather than worry about partitions, 3rd party file splitters and all that. Is there some way I can reformat the whole 232Gb drive into FAT32 without using trial software? Thank you
 

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Rhinehart86 said:
Hi, I have an Iomega 232Gb external hard drive. It is formatted to NTFS but I want to format it to FAT32. I am aware of the limitations of FAT32 but I have other hard drives and want to use this one to watch movies (which are all under 4Gb) on my Play Station 3 which only reads FAT32 and I would rather just reformat the whole drive rather than worry about partitions, 3rd party file splitters and all that. Is there some way I can reformat the whole 232Gb drive into FAT32 without using trial software? Thank you
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Welcome to the forum,

This is freeware,

Easeus Partition Master Home Edition - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

Here's some more info I found you may find useful, especially # 4,

How to Add an External Hard Drive to a PlayStation 3 - wikiHow
 

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The PlayStation 3 is available with several different hard drive sizes, but quite often you may want or need a bigger one because you crammed up your old one. You can replace the internal hard drive using a standard laptop hard drive, but this tends to be expensive. An easier and cheaper method is to add an external hard drive to your PlayStation 3.
 

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Dude this thread has been inactive for almost 4 years. The OP hasn't even been on the forum since the last post. Please check the date before adding a post.
 

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