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    August 24th, 2009 11:18 AM #1
    I tried copying a rather large 12gb file to a 16gb flash disk but Windows XP would not let me do the copy. Why is that?
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    August 24th, 2009 11:25 AM #2
    I am not sure but if I remember correctly, FAT32 has a file size limit of a few GB only.

    Try using reformating the drive using NTFS not FAT32.
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    August 24th, 2009 11:52 AM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by meledson View Post
    I am not sure but if I remember correctly, FAT32 has a file size limit of a few GB only.

    Try using reformating the drive using NTFS not FAT32.
    I agree. Most probably this is the case. I guess the FAT32 FS has file limitation of 4GB.
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    August 24th, 2009 01:02 PM #4
    Quote Originally Posted by siacojin View Post
    I agree. Most probably this is the case. I guess the FAT32 FS has file limitation of 4GB.
    hmmm... forgot about that. Thanks!
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    August 24th, 2009 03:19 PM #5
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    hmmm... forgot about that. Thanks!
    How could you forget... we were talking about this the other week when I told you about that 10GB mkv file...

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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    August 24th, 2009 03:44 PM #6
    Flash drives have their own file format right?
    If ever just split the file in 4gb sizes. Use Winzip or Winrar to split. Recombine na lng after.
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    August 24th, 2009 03:51 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by istan View Post
    Flash drives have their own file format right?
    If ever just split the file in 4gb sizes. Use Winzip or Winrar to split. Recombine na lng after.
    Nope. They use standard file formats: FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.
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    August 24th, 2009 04:02 PM #8
    Quote Originally Posted by istan View Post
    Flash drives have their own file format right?
    If ever just split the file in 4gb sizes. Use Winzip or Winrar to split. Recombine na lng after.
    Generally flash drives use FAT32.
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    August 24th, 2009 04:04 PM #9
    Quote Originally Posted by niky View Post
    How could you forget... we were talking about this the other week when I told you about that 10GB mkv file...
    you mean your 10gb pr0n file?
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    August 25th, 2009 04:03 PM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
    you mean your 10gb pr0n file?
    Pr0n? What's that? Who's 545h4 6r3y?

    Actually... it's anime... really good one... but it's a direct blu-ray rip, so it's kind of huge...

    Ang pagbalik ng comeback...
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    August 25th, 2009 07:44 PM #11
    Sir gh,

    Just to confirm, solved na ba yung problem niyo?
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    August 25th, 2009 09:24 PM #12
    Quote Originally Posted by goldencoil View Post
    Sir gh,

    Just to confirm, solved na ba yung problem niyo?
    Er... yes and no...

    I didn't get to copy the file to the flash drive.

    I copied the file to an external USB 3.5" HDD instead. A bit unwieldy but at least it copies it with no problems... even if it's also using FAT32 as well.
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    August 25th, 2009 10:43 PM #13
    That's weird. 4GB talaga ang max file size sa FAT32, pero umubra dun sa FAT32 HDD?
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