How do I format a floppy FAT32, not FAT?
I have a digital camera that uses floppy disks. I can read the pictures off the disk but when i go to reformat the floppy, the only option is FAT, and my camera wants a fresh FAT32 floppy every time.
I have a digital camera that uses floppy disks. I can read the pictures off the disk but when i go to reformat the floppy, the only option is FAT, and my camera wants a fresh FAT32 floppy every time.Any software out there to overcome this problem.Partition magic does not do floppies. Am I lost or does this not make sense.When I format on win98 computer, no problem.Format FAT on win2k and no go in camera.Thanks!
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well, I dont' know about FAT32 floppies, but
there's a way to make an NTFS floppy!!!
read it here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsfloppy.shtml
there's a way to make an NTFS floppy!!!
read it here:
http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/ntfsfloppy.shtml
UPDATE....I tried reformatting a disk this morning in my win2k machine and the digital camera was able to read it. I guess it must be due to poor media quality or the camera is very sensitive or something.It was the same disk i had tried to format the other day. I guess when you use the same disk over and over the formatting may become unreliable. Thanks everyone for replying!
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UPDATE...I guess when you use the same disk over and over the formatting may become unreliable...</font>
Heheheh...Yeah, you can corrupt some floppies just by looking at 'em.
I wish they'd do away with 1.44MB 3.5" floppy discs completely. They've outlived their purpose now. I notice the new Sony Mavica uses a mini-CDRW...
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UPDATE...I guess when you use the same disk over and over the formatting may become unreliable...</font>
Heheheh...Yeah, you can corrupt some floppies just by looking at 'em.
I wish they'd do away with 1.44MB 3.5" floppy discs completely. They've outlived their purpose now. I notice the new Sony Mavica uses a mini-CDRW...
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"Being married to a programmer is like owning a cat. You talk to it but you're never really sure it hears you, much less comprehends what you say." -DeadCats, 1999
"Talking to DeadCats is like talking to a dead cat." -MrsDeadCats, 2001
