Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:09 AM |
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Can't put 8Gb file onto 16Gb memory stick
I've got a 16Gb memory stick and I'm trying to copy over an 8Gb .iso file onto it, but it says the file is too large for the destination
folder.
The memory stick is completely empty, so why won't it copy? Do I need to reformat it in a different way maybe? When I right click/Properties on
the stick it shows the full 16Gb free.
Thoughts clever chaps?
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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phoenix70
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:20 AM |
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probably need re-formated, if it's formated as FAT32, the max file size is 4Gb. Format it as NTFS, it should be fine, assuming you can format
an USB key as NTFS
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Moorron
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:20 AM |
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could be its formatted in Fat32, which has a single file limit of 4 gig. Try formatting it as NTFS which is the newer type of file system which has a
huge limit to file sizes.
Note that i found this out as my PS3 wouldnt play files off my external backup drive.
Sorry about my spelling, im an engineer and only work in numbers.
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scudderfish
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:23 AM |
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As above. You're fortunate that it stopped you. I've used machines before that have blithely copied the file, but when you come to read
it, its corrupted.
[Edited on 21/1/11 by scudderfish]
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Daddylonglegs
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:24 AM |
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Sounds right, I think they always default to FAT32, so do as the guys suggest, format NTFS and it should be fine 
It looks like the Midget is winning at the moment......
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jossey
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:28 AM |
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if you ordered off ebay or it was from china its probably a fake.
they over write the size so on your pc it looks like a 16gb stick but they are normally 2gb so you would get less that 2gb on it before it says its
run.
let me knwo how you get on.
good luck.
dave j
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:36 AM |
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They are formatted to FAT32 for a reason; NTFS writes to the disk for the journal etc. every time the disk is accessed (for read or write) that slows
things down and wears out the flash faster.
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Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 10:55 AM |
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Hmmm, that's what I thought, and when I try to reformat it to NTFS it can't do it, just comes up with an error.
It was a reasonably cheap stick, but bought from a UK company, and I've had at least 8Gb of seperate files on it before.
Seems like I'm stuck with this one which is a pain as the reason I bought it was to move large files arround.....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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MikeFellows
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:00 AM |
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exfat ftw
but you will need a newer machine not sure xp supports it (presuming your using windows as your using fat32)
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Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:12 AM |
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exfat worked - you're a star, cheers
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:46 AM |
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Windows won't let you format a removable drive with NTFS by default, but you can work around this very easily
like this
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Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 11:48 AM |
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Yeah - tried that Mike after a Google search, that didn't work either!!
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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mad4x4
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:03 PM |
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You can get a "file Splitter" that will split in into Big Chunks. ( think even Winzip split a file)
Scot's do it better in Kilts.
MK INDY's Don't Self Centre Regardless of MK Setting !
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Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:12 PM |
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It's working now with exfat, it just seems weird to me that you can buy a nice big memory stick now, but it's rather hard to actually make
use of it for big files!
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mad4x4
You can get a "file Splitter" that will split in into Big Chunks. ( think even Winzip split a file)
winrar will do that - and
*.rar files squash most things a bit more than *.zip files too
but its easier all round if you don't have to bother...
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prawnabie
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Jasper
It's working now with exfat, it just seems weird to me that you can buy a nice big memory stick now, but it's rather hard to actually make
use of it for big files!
That because moving ripped movies files around is illegal 
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Jasper
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| posted on 21/1/11 at 12:48 PM |
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Actually it's not a movie smart arse - it's a game 
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