Introduction: How to Format a Usb Memory Stick to FAT!
Hi all!
in this instructable i will tell you how to format a usb memory stick to FAT(not FAT32)
you will need:
USB memory stick(everything under 8gb works)(duh)
computer(duh)
command prompt
Great lets get started
p.s. sorry for low qaulity images i took them with my cellphone
Step 1: Step 1
Put the memory stick into your computer(duh!)
open command prompt ( start > all programs > accesories > command promt. or start > run > cmd)
type:
format x: /fs:FAT
PLEASE NOTE X IS WHERE YOU MEMORY STICK IS LOCATED WHERE THE X IS YOU SHOULD PUT THE LETTER OF YOU MEMORY STICK IN MY CASE E ; AND PLEASE DO NOT ACCIDENTLY FORMAT YOUR HARD DRIVE ITS NOT MY FAULT IF YOU FORMAT YOUR HARDDRIVE SO BE VERY VERY CAREFULL!!!!!!!
Step 2: Step 2
Well done you have just formatted your memory stick into FAT!!
PLEASE COMMENT AND VOTE FOR ME IN THE USB CONTEST!!!!;)
Thank you for sharing.
Just as a side comment for a question 4 years back. We need FAT to be able to write firmware for certain PLC controllers, FAT32 doesn't work
thank you so much i was so lost on where to find a formatter tool and i forgot i had one right in front of me
stupid auto correct sorry I meant for not form
memory card format
Thx this helped me format my Hard drive so I could get it to work right because form some reason windows was installed on drive d not c
hi i am trying to format my usb stick to FAT but it says invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable. please help.
if you found any sol. than plz tell me also
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hi i am trying to format my usb stick to FAT but it says invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable. please help.
hi i am trying to format my usb stick to FAT but it says invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable. please help.
hi i am trying to format my usb stick to FAT but it says invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable. please help.
hi i am trying to format my usb stick to FAT but it says invalid media or track 0 bad - disk unusable. please help.
Thanks Darth Vader. Your USB instruction was indirectly very useful. I needed to format a 4gb compact flash card so that I could use it in an old minolta dimage 7 camera. FAT32 would not work. I followed the process and formated to FAT with 64 bits in each FAT entry. This allows me to take up to 1000 photos.
that is not a 8gig flash drive, you only formating 2gig base on the picture 243m
it didnt work on 8gig flash drive
i only have a 32gb flash drive :(
Thanks .. needed FAT for my car to recognize
great tips!!
I have an old pen drive, it's not reading in my computer the following message is shown when connected:
"USB Device Not Recognized"
What should i do?
I was hoping you would explain why I would want to format a flash drive to FAT instead of FAT32. What are the advantages?
Some of the classic DOS games don't get along with the modern file systems. I just got done doing pretty much the same thing for a friend because the game couldn't read it's own save files from a FAT32 or NTFS hard drive. I'm sure there are other legacy programs that have the same problems and this makes a handy workaround for those time that you can't use a more up to date program.
i dont really think there are any advantages its just if you need 1 to be formatted in FAT
You can't format the system partition while it's still active. I'd be more worried about nuking other detachable storage you might have connected; for example, my old dell has a card reader that maps to E, F, G, and H weather I have cards in it or not, so always triple check the drive letter.
thanks S33PlusPlus, yeah thats true but u can install like a backup linux system or so on a removeable hdd or enven on a memory stick, but thanks anyway:)