topic Re: Arlo pro 2 Hub with latest firmware won’t format Seagate ultra slim 2T portable drive. in Arlo Pro 2

Arlo pro 2 Hub with latest firmware won’t format Seagate ultra slim 2T portable drive.

CheriA — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 04:29:49 GMT

Says ready to format but then stops after it starts saying it cannot format the device. Can’t format FAT32 on PC because Windows 10 limited to other formats.

Can't format drives larger than 32GB

MegaTronJr — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 06:00:19 GMT

I have noticed that it is not possible to format drives larger than 32GB on the base station with the newest firmware. This is just a warning for everyone who googles this problem. Also, since windows prohibits formatting fat32 drives larger than 32GB, you will have to use a third party formatting tool to do so if you wish to use a larger drive.

Re: Arlo pro 2 Hub with latest firmware won’t format Seagate ultra slim 2T portable drive.

michaelkenward — Sat, 26 Oct 2019 14:40:09 GMT

Can't format drives larger than 32GB - Arlo Communities

Re: Can't format drives larger than 32GB

StephenB — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 11:35:49 GMT

@MegaTronJr wrote:

Also, since windows prohibits formatting fat32 drives larger than 32GB, you will have to use a third party formatting tool to do so if you wish to use a larger drive.

FWIW, you can format larger drives with fat32 w/o a third party tool - but you do need to use the windows command prompt. Run it as administrator. The command is

Format /FS:FAT32 X:

Use the actual actual drive letter of course.