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I have a 4 GB partition on my hard disk that I'd like to store some recovery tools on. I want to format it as FAT32, but the Format window in Disk Management lets me choose only NTFS and ReFS.

How do I format this partition to FAT32 without using third-party tools?

I'm using Windows 10 Pro, Version 1703.

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    Downvoter, please explain what's wrong with this question and how I can improve it.
    – gronostaj
    Commented Jun 30, 2017 at 9:18

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Assign it a drive letter.

Right-click the partition in Disk Management, click Change Drive Letters and Paths and assign any drive letter. FAT and FAT32 will become available for formatting.

If you're afraid of mounting the partition (viruses and stuff), format it to NTFS first to sanitize it, then mount and format.

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  • This didn't work in Windows 10.
    – krm
    Commented Jan 19, 2020 at 20:42
  • @krm What's the size of your partition?
    – gronostaj
    Commented Jan 19, 2020 at 21:47
  • The size of my partition is 64 GB.
    – krm
    Commented Jan 21, 2020 at 2:30
  • @krm Windows has an artificial limitation of 32 GB for FAT32 partition sizes. You can use 3rd party tools instead.
    – gronostaj
    Commented Jan 21, 2020 at 7:24

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