how to create FAT partition larger than 32g?

[ccoleman88]

hi,
I have been told that i can create a FAT partition to share my itunes between xp and leopard, when i attempt to create the partition in xp its limited to 32g, in leopard, i dont have an option for FAT or msdos under disk utility.

Any suggestions?

 

[maclover001]

The FAT filesystem doesn't support anything above 32GB.
You'll have to store your library on multiple partitions.

 

[ccoleman88]

from what ive read, the 32g limit is enforced by xp during creation, and that other utilities(leopard) should be able to create them larger

 

[VPrime]

The FAT filesystem doesn't support anything above 32GB.
You'll have to store your library on multiple partitions.

Actually thats wrong.
Fat32 supports up to 2tb (terrabytes). The issue is Windows.

This should help you format it to fat32 (in windows)
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

 

[maclover001]

Actually thats wrong.
Fat32 supports up to 2tb (terrabytes). The issue is Windows.

This should help you format it to fat32 (in windows)
http://www.ridgecrop.demon.co.uk/index.htm?fat32format.htm

My bad.
I've never used FAT outside Windows.

 

[ccoleman88]

so whats the process here? i just got my new macbook in

i have a 250g hd currently on one partitionfor leopard, im now setting bootcamp up.

so if i wanted to do something like 90/90/70
then i would create a 70g empty partition in mac, then bootcamp a 90g partition for windows, then from within windows format the empty 70 partition as fat using this utility??

is this really a good approach? i dont see much talk about using itunes between both partitions,is this really that uncommon for bootcampers?

 

[Neil321]

Why not just buy a external thats already FAT32 & larger than 32GB?

 

[ccoleman88]

Why not just buy a external thats already FAT32 & larger than 32GB?

not a bad idea, but would prefer not to have to plug my external in for all my media

 

[Neil321]

not a bad idea, but would prefer not to have to plug my external in for all my media

I know but I'm lazy its a good cop out though, plus it'll be alot larger GB's wise ( if you so wish ) than trying to partition your internal, id just get some portable and be done with it

 

[plinden]

so whats the process here? i just got my new macbook in

i have a 250g hd currently on one partitionfor leopard, im now setting bootcamp up.

so if i wanted to do something like 90/90/70
then i would create a 70g empty partition in mac, then bootcamp a 90g partition for windows, then from within windows format the empty 70 partition as fat using this utility??

is this really a good approach? i dont see much talk about using itunes between both partitions,is this really that uncommon for bootcampers?

You can't have more than two partitions with Boot Camp. Boot Camp won't allow you to repartition a Mac HD that's already partitioned.

So you have the choice of keeping your iTunes library in the Windows partition and installing MacFUSE/NTFS-3g to access it from your OS X partition, or keeping it on your OS X partition and installing something like MacDrive in Windows.

I personally would just go with an external drive.