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| ===== Problems formatting from Mac ===== | ===== Problems formatting from Mac ===== | ||
| - | * https://community.thec64.com/d/ | + | * https://gurce.net/oldforum/ |
| One user reported having problems when his USB stick was formatted in Mac OSX. He then tried formatting it from Windows (7?) and it worked fine. | One user reported having problems when his USB stick was formatted in Mac OSX. He then tried formatting it from Windows (7?) and it worked fine. | ||
| Other Mac users have reported that it works fine as long as you pick " | Other Mac users have reported that it works fine as long as you pick " | ||
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| + | For step-by-step walkthroughs with screenshots, | ||
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| ===== USB stick works better if it is inserted before power up ===== | ===== USB stick works better if it is inserted before power up ===== | ||
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| Spannernick from the community forum reported that he had a troublesome USB stick that seemed to only work if you loaded a game from the carousel first (E.g., Alleykat or Avenger) and then jumped to basic. This seemed to not only trigger the fast-loader and D81 file support, but also got his troublesome stick to work! | Spannernick from the community forum reported that he had a troublesome USB stick that seemed to only work if you loaded a game from the carousel first (E.g., Alleykat or Avenger) and then jumped to basic. This seemed to not only trigger the fast-loader and D81 file support, but also got his troublesome stick to work! | ||
| + | ===== Some problems occurring due to 'Quick Format' | ||
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| + | For Windows users, Nicole Birgel in the fb forum suggested: | ||
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| + | * do not to use "Quick Format" | ||
| + | * do a " | ||
| + | * FB user Dean Le Blanc recently reported success with this method: | ||
| + | * https:// | ||
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| + | ===== Windows unable to format FAT32 for USB sticks >32GB ===== | ||
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| + | This report from Chad Diederichs in the fb group: | ||
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| + | > Windows won't let you format any volume over 32GB as FAT32. I had to repartition my 64GB USB drive down to a 32GB partition before formatting. | ||
| ===== Un-partitioned FAT32 sticks (without an MBR) are failing ===== | ===== Un-partitioned FAT32 sticks (without an MBR) are failing ===== | ||
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| ==== Alternative ways to format to FAT32 on Windows 10 ==== | ==== Alternative ways to format to FAT32 on Windows 10 ==== | ||
| - | For step-by-step | + | For step-by-step |
| === SD Card Formatter === | === SD Card Formatter === | ||
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| * User Jimbo in the community forum has confirmed that this tool also works for Mac OSX: | * User Jimbo in the community forum has confirmed that this tool also works for Mac OSX: | ||
| * I have also tested it on Mac, with success: | * I have also tested it on Mac, with success: | ||
| - | * https://community.thec64.com/d/ | + | * https://gurce.net/oldforum/ |
| The tool is available for download here: | The tool is available for download here: | ||
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| Spannernick from the community forums recommended this tool to format to FAT32: | Spannernick from the community forums recommended this tool to format to FAT32: | ||
| - | * https://community.thec64.com/d/ | + | * https://gurce.net/oldforum/ |
| The tool is available for download here: | The tool is available for download here: | ||
usb_memory_stick_problems.1524171373.txt.gz · Last modified: 2018/04/19 14:56 by gurce