Article ID: 300030 - Last Review: December 1, 2007 - Revision: 1.4

The "FAT32" Option Is Unavailable in Disk Management

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SYMPTOMS

When you create a partition in Disk Management, the file allocation table (FAT)32 option is unavailable in the File System menu. The only option that is available is the NTFS file system option.
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RESOLUTION

To work around this behavior, format a FAT32 partition:
  1. Open Disk Management and create an unformatted partition.
  2. Assign a drive letter to the partition.
  3. Close Disk Management.
  4. Format the partition by means of Windows Explorer.
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STATUS

This behavior is by design.
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APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
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