If you want to use a GUI like Gparted and a GPT partition table you can overcome the partition size limits of FAT32, but be sure and check on GPT compatibility to see that all OS(s) that need to access the GPT partition support it. I believe there is another limitation that GPT does not address, and that is the maximum file size under FAT32 is limited to 4 GB.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4927827_format-usb-drive-fedora.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GUID_Partition_Table#OS_support_of_GPT http://en.wikipedia.orghttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-gpt/ Regards, LelandJ On 01/09/2010 07:09 AM, Lew Schwartz wrote: > Can anyone walk me through formatting a 600GB usb drive with Fat32... > probably have to use a Linux machine. I need to share files between > Windows& Mac. I also realize there may be some partition size issues. > TIA > -Lew > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
