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How to make a readable FAT16/FAT32 partition on usb stick for Windows access?

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I want to create a windows accessible partition(FAT16/FAT32). But even the created partition can read under linux. It can not see on Windows. Just display a driver symbol like E:.

I'm using parted to create the partition.
And then use mkdosfs -a -F32 -v /dev/sdc2

Disk /dev/sdc: 2022MB

Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B

Partition Table: msdos

Disk Flags: 



Number  Start   End     Size    Type     File system  Flags

 1      4096B   22.0MB  22.0MB  primary  ext3

 2      22.0MB  56.6MB  34.6MB  primary  fat32        lba

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answered 2 Years ago eatack · Accepted Answer

A current up to date Windows 10 system can see several partitions in a USB drive.

But previous versions of Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) can see only the first partition in a USB drive. This is also the case with early versions of Windows 10 (that have not been upgraded with the relevant program packages).

If you have a Windows system, that can only see the first partition in a USB drive, you should make the partition, that you want Windows to see, 'partition #1' (number 1) in the partition table. It need not be located at the beginning of the drive space (at the drive's 'head end').

When you create a partition table in a USB drive, you can start by creating the partition, that you want Windows too see. Then it will be 'partition #1'. You can use gparted for this purpose.