You cannot create a file larger than (2^32)-1 bytes (this is one byte less than 4 GB)
on a FAT32 partition.
Ref: http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;314463

CONVERTING FAT32 to NTFS
in Windows XP
(by Alex Nichol, MS-MVP)
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows - Shell/User
Microsoft Community Newsgroups
news://msnews.microsoft.com/

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"karnan" wrote:

| I tried to back up my harddrive using the backup software in windows.
| However, at about just over 4 gigs, it said it had to stop as it was unable
| to copy files bigger that this size.
| How do I get around this problem?
| Thanks in advacne for any help/