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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
Hi
I have a 320 GB external HD for backup. I want to save a file of 6.55GB, but that is not possible, it claims there are not enough space. However there are now 41,7GB free, I just deleted some old backups and so, before I had 23GB free. Usually my backups are 1.2 - 3GB, but this large one is a problem What can cause this? With 41GB free then 6.55 GB should fit? Sonnich |
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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
On 30 Jun 2012, Sonnich Jensen wrote in
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: I have a 320 GB external HD for backup. I want to save a file of 6.55GB, but that is not possible, it claims there are not enough space. However there are now 41,7GB free, I just deleted some old backups and so, before I had 23GB free. Usually my backups are 1.2 - 3GB, but this large one is a problem What can cause this? With 41GB free then 6.55 GB should fit? My guess is that your external drive is formatted with a FAT or FAT32 file system, which has a file size limit of 4 GB. You're going to need to break your file into smaller chunks (there are utilities that can do that) or reformat the drive as NTFS. |
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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
From: "Nil"
On 30 Jun 2012, Sonnich Jensen wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: I have a 320 GB external HD for backup. I want to save a file of 6.55GB, but that is not possible, it claims there are not enough space. However there are now 41,7GB free, I just deleted some old backups and so, before I had 23GB free. Usually my backups are 1.2 - 3GB, but this large one is a problem What can cause this? With 41GB free then 6.55 GB should fit? My guess is that your external drive is formatted with a FAT or FAT32 file system, which has a file size limit of 4 GB. You're going to need to break your file into smaller chunks (there are utilities that can do that) or reformat the drive as NTFS. One does not have to reformat a FAT32 drive, one only has to open a Command Prompt and use the CONVERT command. convert /? Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X] volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name. /FS:NTFS Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS. /V Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode. /CvtArea:filename Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be the place holder for NTFS system files. /NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security settings to be accessible by everyone. /X Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid. Example assuming the drive is "F:" convert f: /fs:ntfs -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
On Jun 30, 2:36*pm, "David H. Lipman"
wrote: From: "Nil" On 30 Jun 2012, Sonnich Jensen wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: I have a 320 GB external HD for backup. I want to save a file of 6.55GB, but that is not possible, it claims there are not enough space. However there are now 41,7GB free, I just deleted some old backups and so, before I had 23GB free. Usually my backups are 1.2 - 3GB, but this large one is a problem What can cause this? With 41GB free then 6.55 GB should fit? My guess is that your external drive is formatted with a FAT or FAT32 file system, which has a file size limit of 4 GB. You're going to need to break your file into smaller chunks (there are utilities that can do that) or reformat the drive as NTFS. One does not have to reformat a FAT32 drive, one only has to open a Command Prompt and use the CONVERT command. convert /? Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. CONVERT volume /FS:NTFS [/V] [/CvtArea:filename] [/NoSecurity] [/X] * volume * * *Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), * * * * * * * mount point, or volume name. * /FS:NTFS * *Specifies that the volume is to be converted to NTFS. * /V * * * * *Specifies that Convert should be run in verbose mode. * /CvtArea:filename * * * * * * * Specifies a contiguous file in the root directory to be * * * * * * * the place holder for NTFS system files. * /NoSecurity Specifies the converted files and directories security * * * * * * * settings to be accessible by everyone. * /X * * * * *Forces the volume to dismount first if necessary. * * * * * * * All opened handles to the volume would then be invalid. Example assuming the drive is "F:" convert f: /fs:ntfs -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool -http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.ukhttp://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Thanks, that seems to work However, there is a cyclic error Need to find that at some time. Sonnich |
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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
On 30 Jun 2012, "David H. Lipman"
wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: One does not have to reformat a FAT32 drive, one only has to open a Command Prompt and use the CONVERT command. True, I forgot about that. I had CONVERT go bad on me once and lose the contents of the drive, and I've been gun shy about it since, preferring to back up and restore after reformatting. |
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Cannot copy file to external harddisk
On Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:00:31 -0400, Nil wrote:
On 30 Jun 2012, "David H. Lipman" wrote in microsoft.public.windows.vista.general: One does not have to reformat a FAT32 drive, one only has to open a Command Prompt and use the CONVERT command. True, I forgot about that. I had CONVERT go bad on me once and lose the contents of the drive, and I've been gun shy about it since, preferring to back up and restore after reformatting. Or backup and if necessary, restore after converting :-) I'd pretty much forgotten about conversion, so this thread helps. -- Gene E. Bloch (Stumbling Bloch) |