Re: Partition full - but it is not

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On Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:15:29 +0200, Heinrich Wolf
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dobey schrieb:
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Hi

Between 2 pc's I want to switch images of the system partition, i.e. copy
the notebook's system partition image (4-5GB) to the desktop. The transfer
by Windows Explorer progresses as expected, but towards the end I allways
get the msg. "Volume full", in spite of some 20GB free space in the
receiving partition. I tried it both ways: desktop fetching from notebook
and notebook sending to desktop - no way. Most remarkable: the other way
aroud - transferring an image from desktop to notebook - it works
flawlessly.

Any suggestions? TIA
Heinrich Wolf

What is the file system. If the Desktop PC is using FAT32, that could be
your problem.

Is the receiving drive the C: drive or another partition. It could be the
system partition is receiving the file before moving it to the final
destination. If the system partition doesn't have enough space you will get
that error.

A file splitting utility such as HJSplit or WinRar could be of use here. Use
them to cut up the large image into smaller ones, then re assemble at
destination.

Desktop is FAT32, notebook NTFS.
But action failed with 20GB free space in receiving FAT32 partition.
Tried file splitting in halves using TotalCommander,
but then failed on reassembling for unknown reason.

> -- Shenan Stanley MS-MVP wrote:
> Is this 'image' a single file - larger than 2GB?
> Is the desktop drive (the once being copied to) formatted
with NTFS?
The image is single file about 4.5GB.


That's why. FAT32 can not create a file larger than 4GB. And when you
try to do so, it fails with the cryptic message "Volume full."

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP Windows - Shell/User
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