Re: Is there a limit to file size that can be copied

loren: You *should* be able to format the drive without losing the data,
but you never know.

Tom

"loren" <loren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:378D5435-4C27-404B-8FE3-E2B1C0251EB1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| Thanks Tom. Of course by now I've transferred 80 gb before I saw your
reply.
| Now I have to decide wether or not it's worth it to reformat, or just not
| back up that file. I may buy another 500 gb Ebook and reformat that one,
| then try to back on onto that one... and if successful reformat the first
one
| for use later on.
|
|
|
| "Tom Willett" wrote:
|
| > Did you format the new drive to NTFS? By default, they are FAT32, and
it's
| > a 4GB file limit until you reformat.
| >
| >
| > "loren" <loren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
| > news:24460C27-C3B4-42D9-A53A-F178C5FC49D0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| > | Using Win XP Home, 2.6 ghz, 2 gb ram. I just bought a 500 gb WD Ebook
| > | external hd, and am trying to copy all "my documents" from an older
drive
| > to
| > | the 500 bg drive as a backup. But there is one video file that will
not
| > | copy... it's just over 5 bg. A box poped up and says there is not
enough
| > | space on my new drive.. which at that time had pretty much nothing on
it.
| > I
| > | have since copied over 80 gb with no problems, but the one file over 5
gb
| > | will not copy. Is there a file size limit for copying or do I have a
| > | different kind of problem?
| >
| >
| >


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