"The game you are installing requires an NTFS File system", but the external drive is already NTFS

[Justin]

I am receiving the error on multiple 50gb+ games "The game you are installing requires an NTFS File system and cannot be installed on a FAT32 system". However; I checked the formatting of my external drive by right clicking it and clicking Format.. and under File System it says "NTFS (Default)"
Why is it giving me this error if my drive is already NTFS?

[Iceira]

Are you a windows user or not , linux user has own steam forum, maybe ask them there
you are so poor to give info on systeam and what game. maybe its a user problem here, try install a that ment for windows and hes on linux.

It's seen so many time OP set things strait , its not us that need to drag info out of you.

in the end all this is still OP own fault lack of info in what and what you are doing

system spec and game name do you even have game requirements.

whats next icant get it to work, reason im on C64 and dont get it.
sorry OP but we cant fix what you dont support. or even have.

soon all will say pc system spec and OS game name or have a nice day.

[Justin]

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

Are you a windows user or not , linux user has own steam forum, maybe ask them there
you are so poor to give info on systeam and what game. maybe its a user problem here, try install a that ment for windows and hes on linux.

It's seen so many time OP set things strait , its not us that need to drag info out of you.

in the end all this is still OP own fault lack of info in what and what you are doing

system spec and game name do you even have game requirements.

whats next icant get it to work, reason im on C64 and dont get it.
sorry OP but we cant fix what you dont support. or even have.

soon all will say pc system spec and OS game name or have a nice day.

Correct, you don't need to drag info out of me considering I stated I've fixed the problem. So many times setting things straight? I stated a single time that I fixed the issue. You're arrogant and rude. Your previous replies have been unintelligible. Your joke about C64 is funny though, you should look into being a standup comedian. For the second time, I solved the issue. You have a nice day as well :)

[Iceira]

Its still funny all the missing info on it, and you did not bother explan solution to all other that might need it or have same issue as you or own mistake you did.

[WarBucks]

The solution was to reformat the external drive to the "default" sector size NTFS value. Which is 4kB or 4096.

The cause was either two reasons.
1. OEMs often format them to something like 2MB sector size. Its to slightly speed up transfers (for mechanical drives) at the cost of usable space. Why that would be a problem for steam? I have no idea.

or and more likely it.

2. There was a small fat32 partition on the drive with software to install drivers for windows 98/XP support

Either way the solutions the same reformat hardrives when you buy them. You should anyway

[Iceira]

Yeap but this is not a harddisk mistake that "external drive" unit is back-up harddisk solution with pre defined recover and software so multi partion and install of software is part of its content. but now steam dont like it or see it, thats more the issue here, and it most be a old disk from the past. and as you said , things is not what they seem. and he still dont get it other then reformat fix it.

hard disk was never the problem its was hes lack of understanding, what the harddisk was made for or build for in the past.

[Justin]

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

Yeap but this is not a harddisk mistake that "external drive" unit is back-up harddisk solution with pre defined recover and software so multi partion and install of software is part of its content. but now steam dont like it or see it, thats more the issue here, and it most be a old disk from the past. and as you said , things is not what they seem. and he still dont get it other then reformat fix it.

hard disk was never the problem its was hes lack of understanding, what the harddisk was made for or build for in the past.

Lack of understanding? I understood enough to solve the problem without the intricacies you pretentiously insist I must understand. I explained the solution exactly as it was. Your lack of understanding my language is not my problem, nor did it have to be a problem if you weren't so pretentious. I never said there was a "harddisk mistake", I simply described my situation and found a solution. Consider that you're simply upset because I found that solution without your delirious, convoluted and unintelligible replies.

[Iceira]

Justin님이 먼저 게시:

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

Yeap but this is not a harddisk mistake that "external drive" unit is back-up harddisk solution with pre defined recover and software so multi partion and install of software is part of its content. but now steam dont like it or see it, thats more the issue here, and it most be a old disk from the past. and as you said , things is not what they seem. and he still dont get it other then reformat fix it.

hard disk was never the problem its was hes lack of understanding, what the harddisk was made for or build for in the past.

Lack of understanding? I understood enough to solve the problem without the intricacies you pretentiously insist I must understand. I explained the solution exactly as it was. Your lack of understanding my language is not my problem, nor did it have to be a problem if you weren't so pretentious. I never said there was a "harddisk mistake", I simply described my situation and found a solution. Consider that you're simply upset because I found that solution without your delirious, convoluted and unintelligible replies.

No that harddisk was made that way. with born recover and install software.
with multi partion.

[Justin]

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

Justin님이 먼저 게시:

Lack of understanding? I understood enough to solve the problem without the intricacies you pretentiously insist I must understand. I explained the solution exactly as it was. Your lack of understanding my language is not my problem, nor did it have to be a problem if you weren't so pretentious. I never said there was a "harddisk mistake", I simply described my situation and found a solution. Consider that you're simply upset because I found that solution without your delirious, convoluted and unintelligible replies.

No that harddisk was made that way. with born recover and install software.

I resolved the situation. I installed my entire steam library on the drive after resolving the NTFS error message per the solution I described. "With born recover and install software" That is absolutely irrelevant to the solution i described.

[Iceira]

Justin님이 먼저 게시:

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

No that harddisk was made that way. with born recover and install software.

I resolved the situation. I installed my entire steam library on the drive after resolving the NTFS error message per the solution I described. "With born recover and install software" That is absolutely irrelevant to the solution i described.

no that was the FAT issue you had. ( system see it ) and a 2TB disk thats a very old disk size 10 years ago atleast.

[Justin]

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

Justin님이 먼저 게시:

I resolved the situation. I installed my entire steam library on the drive after resolving the NTFS error message per the solution I described. "With born recover and install software" That is absolutely irrelevant to the solution i described.

no that was the FAT issue you had. ( system see it ) and a 2TB disk thats a very old disk size 10 years ago atleast.

Okay bud

[Satoru]

Justin님이 먼저 게시:

|<- Iceira ->|님이 먼저 게시:

no that was the FAT issue you had. ( system see it ) and a 2TB disk thats a very old disk size 10 years ago atleast.

Okay bud

I mean you basically had an external hard drive formatted to fat32 as exhibited by the 'hidden' macos folders whichis only used on external drives so both pcs and macs can read them. The Adata 710 is an external drive formatted in FAT32

also clicking 'format' on a drive doesnt tell you what the drive is formatted as. you saw ntfs because that is the default file system windows formats to. It is NOT what the file system was originally. To see hte actual formatted file system you'd have to have gone to the drive letter and clicked "properties" and then seen what file system it was

[Satoru]

WarBucks님이 먼저 게시:

1. OEMs often format them to something like 2MB sector size. Its to slightly speed up transfers (for mechanical drives) at the cost of usable space. Why that would be a problem for steam? I have no idea.=

Most external drives, out of the box, are formatted in fat32 to ensure they work with both mac and windows systems. yes mac can technically read ntfs, but to maximize compatibility manufactures use fat32. Its why the system had 'hidden' ./ folders its so the tools or whatever silly programs they throw on these drives work on mac too

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