How to format as FAT32 from Windows 7/Vista

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What is the best way to format a USB drive with FAT32 (for Mac compatibility) from within Windows 7/Vista?

I ask because the Disk Management only lets you pick exFAT (because the disk is over 32 GB I believe).

Doing it from the command line with diskpart doesn't seem to work either.

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Download fat32format

It should works fine.

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Security – Wireless configuration file

Vista uses the same system as XP SP2, called Windows Connect Now (WCN). The file itself is just an XML file on the USB drive named Wsetting.WFC, usually created with the Wireless Networking Setup Wizard.

It seems to be fairly well known, however I've never run across it being used with Linux or Mac systems...

How to copy a large file effectively

117GB/7H = 4.6MB/s

Something is wrong here.

Check for disk fragmentation, network misusage, another program grinding the drive or faulty hardware; Windows w/1Gb network can saturate the bandwidth that 7200 SATA drive can provide, i.e. 60-70 MB/s

I might also suggest that you create yourself a nice scheduled task to transfer the file(s) overnight.

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