WD Passport Drives

[ahoustondj]

I have a silly question. These drives come pre formatted as NTFS, is there anything that would cause problems to reformat them to FAT32? I want to buy a couple but need it in FAT32. Here they are.[h=1]Western Digital 500GB My Passport Essential USB 2.0 Portable External Hard Drive[/h] http://www.ebay.com/itm/370630568285?_trksid=p5197.c0.m619#ht_3376wt_1159

 

[Precisionpower]

My 6 My book Ex H/D's are Fat 32

 

[Randy A]

Is that something needed specific to your controller?

 

[steve149]

The newer version USB3.0/2.0 is on sale at newegg for $69.99 with free ship. (use coupon EMCNBNA69) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236191

 

[ahoustondj]

My 6 My book Ex H/D's are Fat 32

I have several of those that I use for Backups and one for my Controller.

Is that something needed specific to your controller?

Yes! I want to replace the Powered WD 1T My Book with one of these Passports. No sense wasting 1T in the Console when I have less than 300G in Music for the MEP. I also need one as backup for the MEP. I have very important "Start of Night" (While I am setting up), "End of Night" (While I am packing up) and "Karaoke Breaks" (Played between Karaoke Singers) Playlists that I would hate to lose.

 

[ahoustondj]

The newer version USB3.0/2.0 is on sale at newegg for $69.99 with free ship. (use coupon EMCNBNA69) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236191

I am now reading this too late. I don't know how I missed your post. Maybe while I was responding you had just posted. I already ordered two yesterday. I would have preferred this route.

 

[Patrick]

I have used 2 WD Passports in FAT 32 for over 3 years now with no issues at all

 

[ahoustondj]

I have used 2 WD Passports in FAT 32 for over 3 years now with no issues at all

I did not mean problems in the use. I was referring to possible problems in converting from NTFS to Fat32. It used to be that previously WD Drives were all FAT32 now they are coming out NTFS.

 

[Dan The Man]

I did not mean problems in the use. I was referring to possible problems in converting from NTFS to Fat32. It used to be that previously WD Drives were all FAT32 now they are coming out NTFS.

You can simply reformat them from My Computer.

 

[ahoustondj]

You can simply reformat them from My Computer.

Not so easy to do when they are larger than 32 Gig. I will try doing it with Swissknife.

 

[djronh1]

There are freeware apps for both formatting or repartition+reformatting to fat32.

Simply use Google to find them.

Personally, I've had great success with gparted live CD.