*Sigh*
Formatting a 200GB portable drive to FAT32 so I can backup mah PS3 
started 1 1/2 hours ago and its only 60%... That normal?
started 1 1/2 hours ago and its only 60%... That normal?*Sigh*
Hmm, A. Was there a lot of shit on it? And B. Was it a full format? If so, I wouldn't doubt it. Seems a little long, but oh well.
Originally Posted by scotbud123
Hmm, A. Was there a lot of shit on it? And B. Was it a full format? If so, I wouldn't doubt it. Seems a little long, but oh well.
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Aff
about 2 hours to get to this point...
A format should take less thatn 5 minutes. Especially the FAT32 file system. You must be manually clearing every sector, which you don't need to be doing.
O-well, midaswell wait for it to finish now...
O-well, midaswell wait for it to finish now...
Originally Posted by radnomguywfq3
A format should take less thatn 5 minutes. Especially the FAT32 file system. You must be manually clearing every sector, which you don't need to be doing.
O-well, midaswell wait for it to finish now...
O-well, midaswell wait for it to finish now...
Dads gonna try format it on his Mac. Hopefully that'll work because I want to backup my PS3 over night
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Wow... Dad did it in less than a minute
for once a Mac is good for something 
Originally Posted by Tall kiwi
After all that, this is what happened...
Dads gonna try format it on his Mac. Hopefully that'll work because I want to backup my PS3 over night
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Wow... Dad did it in less than a minute
for once a Mac is good for something 
It's probably because you're not using quick format.
Quick Format is the best solution.
it is actually normal dont worry
Originally Posted by Amkay
it is actually normal dont worry
@OP
Use "quick format"
I did Quick Format but it didn't have the option of changing it to FAT32, only exFat and NTFS. Thats why I had to open up the Command Prompt
Originally Posted by Tall kiwi
I did Quick Format but it didn't have the option of changing it to FAT32, only exFat and NTFS. Thats why I had to open up the Command Prompt
Originally Posted by Dave84311
If you don't use quick format, expect it to take a ton of time.
