Partition and Format the External Hard Drive as FAT32 + NTFS

If you have anything saved on the hard drive, you should back it up now as all the data will be lost once you format it.

1. Right-click "This PC" or "My Computer" and select "Manage", a new window will open, on left panel click "Disk Management".
   • If "This PC" or "My Computer" is not on the desktop it can be accessed using the ⊞ Win+E keyboard combination.
2. Right-click the drive you want to partition (make sure you select the right drive!), then select "Delete Volume..."
3. On the lower half menu of the window, locate the unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume..."
4. Enter the "volume size" you want your FAT32 partition to be, and click "Next".
5. Choose a Drive letter for this partition, then click "Next".
   • Make note of this drive letter, as it will be needed when we use FAT32 GUI Formatter shortly.
6. Set the File System to "FAT32" (if possible) and optionally customize the "Volume label".
   • FAT32 will mostly likely not be an option (only listed if volume size is under 32GB).
7. If FAT32 isn't an option, you can choose "Do not format this volume"
   • It's also okay to format as NTFS or exFAT since we will be changing it to FAT32 later.
8. Click "Next", then click "Finish".
   • If you see a message indicating you need to format the drive, click "Cancel".
9. In the lower half of the Disk Management menu, locate your drive's remaining unallocated space, right-click it, and select "New Simple Volume...."
10. Click "Next" to format the all remaining space on the drive.
11. Choose a Drive letter for this partition, and click "Next".
12. Ensure the file system is set to NTFS, then name/label the volume, and optionally uncheck the "Perform a quick format" box.
13. Click "Next", then click "Finish".

If you were able to format the first partition as FAT32, then you can skip the remainder of this step.