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Format usb stick for mac and pc on windows 7

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However, FAT32 has some disadvantages, or let's say limitations as well. So, the advantage of using FAT32 is portability. It's the most compatible file system that can be used on major devices and operating systems like Windows and macOS. What's FAT32? FAT32 is regarded as the default file system for external drives, especially the removable USB flash drives and SD memory cards.

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Related topic: Should you format USB to FAT32 or NTFS? Read on and get to know the FAT32 file system and how to choose the right tool to format USB to FAT32. You can apply the software to format any drive from 2GB to 256GB or even bigger to FAT32 without limitation. * EaseUS Partition Master Free is an all-around FAT32 format utility that breaks the limit of the 32GB capacity on a USB flash drive, pen drive or memory card.

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However, if you want to format 64GB or 128GB USB to FAT32, you can only depend on CMD (Usually diskpart and powershell) and a third-party FAT32 format tool. How to format USB to FAT32? If the USB flash drive is within 32GB, the native Windows File Explorer and Windows Disk Management are good FAT32 formatter.