Windows XP Backup.

[Chris H]

What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a backup to
an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at about 4.8 gig.

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Chris H wrote:

> What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a
> backup to an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at
> about 4.8 gig.


Probably at 4GB, not 4.8. The problem has nothing to do with the maxuimum
file size created by NTBackup. You are trying to exceed the maximum file
size you can have on a FAT32 volume. Reformat the drive as NTFS, and the
problem will go away.

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[Gordon]

"Chris H" <Chris > wrote in message
...
> What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a backup
> to
> an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at about 4.8 gig.


is your external HDD formatted to FAT32? If so the max file size is only
4GB.....

[Chris H]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> Chris H wrote:
>
> > What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a
> > backup to an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at
> > about 4.8 gig.
>
>
> Probably at 4GB, not 4.8. The problem has nothing to do with the maxuimum
> file size created by NTBackup. You are trying to exceed the maximum file
> size you can have on a FAT32 volume. Reformat the drive as NTFS, and the
> problem will go away.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> Does NTFS have a max file size?

[Chris H]

"Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:

> Chris H wrote:
>
> > What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a
> > backup to an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at
> > about 4.8 gig.
>
>
> Probably at 4GB, not 4.8. The problem has nothing to do with the maxuimum
> file size created by NTBackup. You are trying to exceed the maximum file
> size you can have on a FAT32 volume. Reformat the drive as NTFS, and the
> problem will go away.
>
> --
> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
> Please reply to the newsgroup
>
>
> Does NTFS have a max file size?

[Chris H]

"Gordon" wrote:

> "Chris H" <Chris > wrote in message
> ...
> > What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a backup
> > to
> > an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at about 4.8 gig.
>
>
> is your external HDD formatted to FAT32? If so the max file size is only
> 4GB.....
>
>
> Does NTFS have a max file size?

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Chris H wrote:

> "Ken Blake, MVP" wrote:
>
>> Chris H wrote:
>>
>>> What is the maximum file size created by XP backup? I try to run a
>>> backup to an external HD, and the backup always seems to fail at
>>> about 4.8 gig.
>>
>>
>> Probably at 4GB, not 4.8. The problem has nothing to do with the
>> maxuimum file size created by NTBackup. You are trying to exceed the
>> maximum file size you can have on a FAT32 volume. Reformat the drive
>> as NTFS, and the problem will go away.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake - Microsoft MVP Windows: Shell/User
>> Please reply to the newsgroup
>>
>>
>> Does NTFS have a max file size?


Nothing you need to worry about: Theory: 16 exabytes minus 1 KB;
Implementation: 16 terabytes minus 64 KB.

In either case, much larger than the size of the drive either of us have.

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