Format the USB drive as single FAT partition.

iam trying to re install or atleast update my microsoft office and ginp on my early 2011 mac book pro and says i have to format the usb drive to single fat partition when iam starting the boot camp assistant

Doesn't this erase all information on the disk? I have existing data on that disk that I require. I get the message "Erasing a disk deletes all data on all its partitions"

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    But this won't work when I use the BootCamp Assistant. What should I do? I don't want to reformat my external drive and not have a backup of my Mac, and I need to install PC-only software for class.

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    try formatting with ExFat, it'll detect immediately.

  • How can I formate my 32gb usb drive as single FAT partition on my macbook?

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    in a plain format, like in the first way i described, is a partition made on the usb, or is it all just emptyless and partitionless space for storage (and would this also mean that nothing can boot off of it)
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  • Hi, i have version 10.6.8 and i am trying to format a usb drive. my computer doesnt have doesnt have disc utility on it anywhere. what can i do?

    Hi, Ihave a macbook pro about 2 years old running 10.6.8 and i'm trying to format a usb drive. i dont have disk utility on my computer anywhere, what can i do?

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  • What is a "Single FAT Partition"?

    What is a "Single FAT Partition"?

    This is your third post, in the first one I strongly suggested that you read the Boot Camp directions, it appears that you have not.
    So I repeat my advice, read the directions before you bork your Mac.

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  • I've got a  MacBook Pro 1TB HD, the drive was damaged (probably dropped) after I formatted the new drive I was able to get the OSi onto the drive and it's now up and running..But prior to removing the old HD I was able to run CloneZilla to map t

             
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  • Would formatting the C drive trigger a "full" factory reset?

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