TeslaCam - Need Fat32 Utility that doesn't have a virus

[ratsbew]

Hello, I'm looking for a recommendation for a safe Windows utility to format a 160GB SSD to FAT32 so that I can use it in Windows.

Tesla really needs to develop their own utility to do this.

Thanks.

 

[Sophias_dad]

I've been using MiniTool for partitioning and formatting larger drives for quite some time, and it looks like it'll deal with Fat32 partitions greater than 32GB.

 

[ratsbew]

You can't do drives over 32GB.

 

[Eno Deb]

Here are two well-known Windows tools (only download from the original URLs):

GUIFormat

Rufus

If you don't trust any 3rd part tools, you can also do it by entering the following in the Windows command line (replace 'X' with the drive letter of your USB drive):

format /FS:FAT32 /Q X:

If you have a Mac, you can simply use the stock Disk Utility.

 

[brianman]

format /FS:FAT32 /Q X:

At about 99% or so, it reports back failure if you use larger than 32GB.

 

[Eno Deb]

At about 99% or so, it reports back failure if you use larger than 32GB.

Hm, you're right. My only excuse is that I haven't really used Windows for quite a while. It should work with diskpart, but that is a bit more complicated.

 

[BrokerDon]

Find somebody who has a Macintosh computer. So much easier since Apple "Disk Utility" app is on every Mac... and super easy to use.

 

[NathanielHrnblwr]

or swing by an Apple Store and search for an iMac with USB-A

 

[pyrwhite]

Try AOMEI freeware. You can partition drives larger than 32g as Fat32. Then just add the TeslaCam folder.
AOMEI Software: Data Backup & Restore, Hard Drive Partition, Disk Clone

 

[xilex]

Let Windows format to whatever, then you can format again with this Ridgecrop Consultants Ltd

 

[evM3Sekar]

Suggest using a MAC. It's easy to use and just tested that the drive formatted on MAC works on Windows (and Tesla!)

 

[jebidia]

EaseUS - Partition Master

 

[Bill Price]

EaseUS - Partition Master

What he said................bonus, it's free to use for home users!

 

[solodogg]

Definitely find a Mac, use Disk Utility, and make sure to select GUID partition map as well.

 

[Patriot]

I would be careful about using EaseUS. It may be fine, but the company is based in China and some users have reported possible malware. Free software isn't always good software. I don't know one way or the other, but I couldn't find anything negative about the one from Ridgecrop (GUIFormat suggested in post #4). That is the one I used, and it seemed to work fine.

 

[yerEVan]

The way I do it, i open a command window as Administrator (windows). Run diskpart.exe

Then do: List Disk
Find your drive number that you want to format
Then type: select disk 1 (for example)
Please make sure that you select the proper disk or else you may blow away a 2nd partition erroneously and get pretty angry.
After the disk is selected, type: clean
Then type: create partition primary
Then exit the command window
Then use guiformat as mentioned above.

 

[JakeMoore]

Here's the Windows how-to in the Model 3 manual

 

[Knightshade]

Here's the Windows how-to in the Model 3 manual

That won't work if the drive is larger than 32GB.

You need a 3rd party utility in Windows to do the formatting.

Rufus works well for this.

Rufus

 

[sduck]

Here's the Windows how-to in the Model 3 manual

Welcome to the forums, and congratulations on your new car!

 

[Bill Price]

That won't work if the drive is larger than 32GB.

You need a 3rd party utility in Windows to do the formatting.

Rufus works well for this.

Rufus

EaseUS - Partition Master