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Hello,
I have a .iso file that is about 7 GB and I'm trying to copy it to my external hard drive.
The problem is that I receive an error message saying that the file is too large.
Is this normal?
Is there a way to fix this?
Would compressing the file into an archive be a solution?
I have a .iso file that is about 7 GB and I'm trying to copy it to my external hard drive.
The problem is that I receive an error message saying that the file is too large.
Is this normal?
Is there a way to fix this?
Would compressing the file into an archive be a solution?
Configuration: Windows XP Firefox 3.0.6
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For your information, it’s likely that your external hard drive is formatted in FAT32. This format does indeed limit the file size to 4 GB, which is why you encounter an error whenever this threshold is exceeded, regardless of the software or operating system used.
The only solutions are: change the format (NTFS, exFAT, etc.), or reduce the file size.
The only solutions are: change the format (NTFS, exFAT, etc.), or reduce the file size.
Hey
Windows, quite simply ;)
Right-click on your drive, format it
and you choose FAT, FAT32, NTFS, etc.
Thanks