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Trying to convert HFS+ partition to FAT32
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Sep 12, 2007, 01:56 PM
 
Hi all,

Can anyone help me convert a HFS+ partiton into a FAT32 partition using the terminal so I can get Bootcamp to delete it/re-merge it with my boot partition?

Thanks in advance

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Sep 12, 2007, 02:03 PM
 
Its impossible to convert HFS+ to FAT32. You'd have to format.

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Sep 12, 2007, 02:07 PM
 
There are some PC tools that will do it IIRC.
     
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Sep 12, 2007, 02:34 PM
 
Yah, reformatting is the only way I know of doing it.

And, as C.A.T.S. CEO said... your sig is too big.

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Sep 12, 2007, 03:44 PM
 
You're better off just deleting the extra HFS+ partition and doing a search for the Terminal commands to grow a partition via diskutil. Or you can wait till Leopard and do it via the GUI.
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