Partition an external HDD to FAT

[shadow]

Ok guys. I want to back up my PS3 data so I can upgrade the HDD (55 GB is not enough:P) Anyway, I have an external HDD which I tried using but I didn't know PS3s only read FAT32 file system formatted stuff, and obviously the external was NTFS. I know I can partition it through System Disk on my mac, but here are my questions:

-Can I partition it and have one partition be FAT file system and the other one NTFS?

-Will it delete all my already stored data on my external HDD during the partition process?

Google has been down on my country I already googled for solutions but haven't been able to find any.

[aeria.]

Yes, you can partition it with any combination you like (in theory).
No, it will not delete everything, however you must allocate the space required for the new partition.

[Soap Mactavish]

im not sure about Windows, but on Mac you are able to partition into any file system you choose. (FAT32 NTFS or just free space)

[aeria.]

Umm Russell, you can't format anything to NTFS on a Mac...

I'm assuming that Red is correct on this one.

[shadow]

Wow wow wow.

Sorry guys, I thought my external HDD was NTFS but it is actually HFS (Mac OS Extended (Journaled)).

Noobish mistake.

Anyway, does this change anything about partitioning and losing data?

EDIT: Nvm guys. Disk Utility says it will delete all data, so question solved. I'll figure a way to back that data up, and then use my partitioned external HDD on my PS3.

Pro tip: Be ready to always upgrade your console's HDD.

[Soap Mactavish]

Umm Russell, you can't format anything to NTFS on a Mac...

I'm assuming that Red is correct on this one.

i am currently running Vista Ultimate on Mac and i am pretty sure that runs on NTFS, ag.

[aeria.]

Vista and Mac OSX are two different operating systems, you formatted your partition/virtual machine with Vista's installation disc, not by OSX. You can't boot up Mac OSX with an NTFS-formatted drive, just like how you can't boot up Windows with a Mac OS Extended-formatted drive.

I believe there is third party software that allows NTFS to be integrated into OSX, but I don't know the legality status of it or how much it costs.

[Soap Mactavish]

when i said mac, i meant the computer as a whole, not just the OSX operating system. When i installed Ultimate on Mac through boot camp it worked just fine even tho it is configured in NTFS format.

[aeria.]

Seeing how a Mac is merely a fancy assembled PC, yes that is possible.

Anyway, this has gone fairly off topic.