I need help : FAT 32 disk

[Smart Girl]

The size of a partition on a FAT 32 disk cannot be changed without activities associated with reformatting the disk. Explain why this is so.

 

[Zatharus]

Changing the partition size requires re-writing the partition table for that drive, no matter what the file system (FAT32, NTFS, etc.). If re-partitioning done through the OS it will require a reformat. You can use third party utilities such as Gparted to modify the partition table while preserving the partition's data.

 

[Smart Girl]

is there any limitations of the FAT32 file system when reformatting ?

 

[Zatharus]

Yes, 4GB file size limit. I recommend using NTFS if this is going to be a system drive.

 

[Smart Girl]

Thanks .

I really appreciate your help.

 

[Zatharus]

My pleasure Smart Girl. Feel free to stop by with any more questions.

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