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LostNavigator
February 25th 07, 06:47 PM
When I capture large .avi files (VCR movies for example @14GB) I don't
seem to be able to copy/ move them - error message says not enough disc
space; please free space and try again, but there is lots of free space
(30-50GB)? Any idea what is happening here? (Dell Inspiron with XP
Professional/ MCE, Pinnacle Studio 10.5 with USB 2 capture kit)

Jerry
February 25th 07, 10:44 PM
If your hard drive is formatted FAT32 then you are limited to a file size
of 4Gb for copying/moving.

"LostNavigator" > wrote in message
...
> When I capture large .avi files (VCR movies for example @14GB) I don't
> seem to be able to copy/ move them - error message says not enough disc
> space; please free space and try again, but there is lots of free space
> (30-50GB)? Any idea what is happening here? (Dell Inspiron with XP
> Professional/ MCE, Pinnacle Studio 10.5 with USB 2 capture kit)

LostNavigator
February 26th 07, 12:30 AM
Jerry wrote:
> If your hard drive is formatted FAT32 then you are limited to a file size
> of 4Gb for copying/moving.
>
> "LostNavigator" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>When I capture large .avi files (VCR movies for example @14GB) I don't
>>seem to be able to copy/ move them - error message says not enough disc
>>space; please free space and try again, but there is lots of free space
>>(30-50GB)? Any idea what is happening here? (Dell Inspiron with XP
>>Professional/ MCE, Pinnacle Studio 10.5 with USB 2 capture kit)
>
>
>
nope - ntfs ...?

John Inzer
February 26th 07, 12:40 AM
LostNavigator wrote:
> When I capture large .avi files (VCR movies for example @14GB) I don't
> seem to be able to copy/ move them - error message says not enough
> disc space; please free space and try again, but there is lots of
> free space (30-50GB)? Any idea what is happening here? (Dell Inspiron
> with XP Professional/ MCE, Pinnacle Studio 10.5 with USB 2 capture
> kit)
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Things to try...

Disconnect from the net and close all
programs...especially virus scanners.

Run...Disk Cleanup, Error Checking
and Defrag.

Install more RAM.

Increase the size of your Virtual Memory
Paging File. The following article explains
how:

(308417) HOW TO: Set Performance Options
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=308417

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John Inzer
Digital Image MVP

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