Tuesday, September 27, 2016

2.2 froyo - Can I format SD to FAT32 from FAT16?


I saw that my SD card is FAT16 formatted. In order to improve performance, can I reformat it as FAT32? What filesystems does Android support for external storage?



Answer



Yes, you should be able to use FAT32 with no problems. Android supports FAT/FAT16 and FAT32, and I believe raw / unformatted cards may work with some phones. You can also use EXT partitions but this requires some extra work, see for example how to use ext partition in my android?


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