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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
Hello All,
I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
From: "R.Wieser"
Hello All, I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser How is the 16GB Flash Drive formatted ? -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
Helo David,
How is the 16GB Flash Drive formatted ? The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. Regards Rudy Wieser -- Origional message: David H. Lipman schreef in berichtnieuws ... From: "R.Wieser" Hello All, I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser How is the 16GB Flash Drive formatted ? -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 16:09:17 +0200, "R.Wieser"
wrote: The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. Could it be a counterfeit flash drive? http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/All-About-...7553258/g.html http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/ |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
Geo,
Could it be a counterfeit flash drive? Everything is possible., I'll have to check it. But I think David asked the right question, it just didn't register with me until a bit later : FAT32 has a file-size limit of 4 GByte (thanks David H. Lipman :-) . Regards, Rudy Wieser -- Origional message: Geo schreef in berichtnieuws ... On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 16:09:17 +0200, "R.Wieser" wrote: The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. Could it be a counterfeit flash drive? http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/All-About-...00000017755325 8/g.html http://sosfakeflash.wordpress.com/ |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causesa "disk full" message ?
On 10/25/2014 8:31 AM PT, R.Wieser typed:
But I think David asked the right question, it just didn't register with me until a bit later : FAT32 has a file-size limit of 4 GByte (thanks David H. Lipman :-) . That limitation says disk full error? Weird. -- "Ants can lift up to 50 times their own weight. And your monitor is missing. Time to bring out the bugspray." --BBspot's Geek Horoscopes (2/28/2003) /\___/\ Ant(Dude) @ http://antfarm.ma.cx (Personal Web Site) / /\ /\ \ Ant's Quality Foraged Links: http://aqfl.net | |o o| | \ _ / If crediting, then use Ant nickname and AQFL URL/link. ( ) If e-mailing, then axe ANT from its address if needed. Ant is currently not listening to any songs on this computer. |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
From: "R.Wieser"
Geo, Could it be a counterfeit flash drive? Everything is possible., I'll have to check it. But I think David asked the right question, it just didn't register with me until a bit later : FAT32 has a file-size limit of 4 GByte (thanks David H. Lipman :-) . Regards, Rudy Wieser Excellent. I figured you knew the reason but just didn't see a connection. By default... * If a drive is less than 32GB then it is formatted using FAT32. * If the drive is greater than 32GB then it is formatted using using NTFS. -- Dave Multi-AV Scanning Tool - http://multi-av.thespykiller.co.uk http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
R.Wieser wrote:
The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. You have run into a maximum file size supported by a particular file system. The maximum file size in FAT32 is 4,294,967,295 bytes (4 GiB - 1). You will have to slice up the file into multiple parts to continue using FAT32 or convert the USB drive to NTFS. |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
VanguardLH, Zilbandy,
...or convert the USB drive to NTFS. Well, thats easy (or so I thought): Just reformat the stick (it was empty). Well, not *that* easy: while the format selection was easy enough to find in the context menu it didn't give me an NTFS option (wtf?) .... It turns out you first you have to right-click the drive - "properties" - tab "hardware" (yeah, Hardware!) - select the USB stick (again) - "properties" (again) - "Policies" and than select "optimize performance" (aka: enable caching) before the formatting-option NTFS will be available for the stick (not that they mention that there). You thought that that was all ? No sirree -- If you try to format the drive thru the "disk management" console (under settings - administrative tools) you stil won't get the NTFS option (huh?!). That one only pops up when you right-click the drive in "file explorer" and than select format. Go figure. Yeah, lost a bit of time because of that non-integration (selecting NTFS as the format? Popup a message that caching will be enabled too) and inconsistant behaviour (two non-matching "format a drive" windows). :-( Regards, Rudy Wieser VanguardLH schreef in berichtnieuws ... R.Wieser wrote: The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. You have run into a maximum file size supported by a particular file system. The maximum file size in FAT32 is 4,294,967,295 bytes (4 GiB - 1). You will have to slice up the file into multiple parts to continue using FAT32 or convert the USB drive to NTFS. |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
R.Wieser wrote:
(after fixing the quoting indentation) The format is Fat32. It does return the correct free space, both in "windows explorer" as to a DIR command. Zilbandy (paraphrased), ...or convert the USB drive to NTFS. VanguardLH, You have run into a maximum file size supported by a particular file system. The maximum file size in FAT32 is 4,294,967,295 bytes (4 GiB - 1). You will have to slice up the file into multiple parts to continue using FAT32 or convert the USB drive to NTFS. Well, not *that* easy: while the format selection was easy enough to find in the context menu it didn't give me an NTFS option (wtf?) .... It turns out you first you have to right-click the drive - "properties" - tab "hardware" (yeah, Hardware!) - select the USB stick (again) - "properties" (again) - "Policies" and than select "optimize performance" (aka: enable caching) before the formatting-option NTFS will be available for the stick (not that they mention that there). You thought that that was all ? No sirree -- If you try to format the drive thru the "disk management" console (under settings - administrative tools) you stil won't get the NTFS option (huh?!). That one only pops up when you right-click the drive in "file explorer" and than select format. Go figure. I/we just gave the hint, not the procedure. We wouldn't know your expertise level and it's a waste of time to recite what someone might already know, plus some folks take offense at you offering what they consider simpleton advice as though you've insulted their intelligence. If they come back and ask "how" is when more info can be provided but this is not a chat room with instant feedback so it could be hours or days before there are replies. Sometimes a hint is all that is needed and the poster may not even come back with an update after finding the solution so the respondents get no feedback if their suggestions helped or not. There are a lot of drive-by posts. Someone might tell you to run 'chkdsk' but figure you knew 'chkdsk /?' to get its command-line arguments, you could look in Windows help, or you could look it up online. After getting a hint, and if you needed more info, you could your own online search on, say, "format usb drive ntfs" to find: http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm http://www.ehow.com/how_6177473_form...ives-ntfs.html http://www.online-tech-tips.com/comp...rmat-usb-ntfs/ As you see, I'm naturally verbose. Reading skills and attention spans have waned, especially since the introduction of the Web, and many Usenetizens get dazed or tune out when having to read more than a hundred words. A reply like this one is beyond their communication skills. By the way, the Microsoft article provided by Zilbandy didn't work to convert FAT32 to NTFS on a USB drive? I found several articles that reinforce Zilbandy's suggestion. Or did you not even try it? |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
On Sat, 25 Oct 2014 11:32:41 +0200, "R.Wieser" wrote: I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? Change the format to NTFS. Look he http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/m.../ee851683.aspx -- Zilbandy |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causesa "disk full" message ?
On 10/25/2014 04:32 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
Hello All, I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser You were given the correct advice to convert the drive to NTFS or reformat to NTFS an alternative would be to use exFat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ExFAT |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causes a "disk full" message ?
"R.Wieser" wrote in message ...
Hello All, I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser Format it? |
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Copying a 6 GB file onto a 16 GB empty USB memory stick causesa "disk full" message ?
On 29/10/2014 21:21, Sasquatch Jones wrote:
"R.Wieser" wrote in message ... Hello All, I just tried to copy a 6.2 GB file onto a 16GB usb memory stick, and got an "disk full" message. Could someone tell me what the problem is / how to solve it ? XPsp3 Regards, Rudy Wieser Format it? Format alone is not good enough. Format it yes but make it NTFS format *NOT* fat32 format. |
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