TAG Logic Technology

32 GB is the file size limit for partitions when formatting with the FAT or FAT32  file system  on Windows. What A File System Is & How You Can Find Out What Runs On Your Drives   What A File System Is & How You Can Find Out What Runs On Your Drives READ MORE Well, as some of you will know, FAT/FAT32 can actually handle up to 16 TB hard drives and up to 2 TB are supported in most operating systems. Microsoft has set a 32 GB partition size limit for the FAT/FAT32 file system to promote NTFS, which is generally more efficient when working with large partitions. In truth, this limitation only exists in recent versions of Windows. Moreover, Windows does recognize large hard drives formatted with FAT/FAT32. Finally, you can circumvent the 32 GB limit. In this article, I will show you how to format a large hard drive with FAT/FAT32 or create a 32+ GB partition with that file system. The Manual Way You don’t need a tool to circumvent the 32 GB partition limit, you can  manu