almost empty 200Gb HD complies being full

[Nifrabar]

Hi,
I got an external (USB2) 200Gb Harddisk.
When trying to copy a large AVI-file (size 4.314.398.720),
XP complies that the target drive is full.
A file with size 4.216.561.664 could be copied.
Do I exceed a max file-size? And is there a workaround?
I created that AVI by converting old analog films into digital a one.
-Bart

 

[TonyGroves]

What filesystem is the drive formatted with? If it's NTFS, you should have no problem with a file of that size, but if it's FAT, then you could well have problems with files over 4.2GB in size.

 

[Nifrabar]

Hi,

It appears to be a FAT32 issue.
The drive was sold as 'ready for use' so I did not do a format myself.
What is max size when using NTFS?

Thanks anayway.
-Bart

 

[TonyGroves]

I think it's 2 to the power of 64, which is 4200 million times 4.2GB.

 

[tsurikov]

Hi Nifrabar,

Both you and TonyGroves are right - you're probably running into the FAT32 file size limit. (Had that happen to me with some of my DV files - thought my hard drive was freaking out before I figured out the catch.)

Anyway, according to Microsoft (see

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

), the maximum file size for NTFS as implemented in XP is "16 terabytes minus 64 KB (2^44 bytes minus 64 KB)".

I'd say that should suffice for now... right? (I wonder if anyone out there's already has terabyte-sized files.)

Cheers, Michael

 

[garebo]

(I wonder if anyone out there's already has terabyte-sized files.)"

Pixar Studios?


Good advice + great people = tek-tips

 

[Sympology]

Who would ever need a 16 Tb file? It will never be used! What a stupid thought.

Please re-read this article when using Windows 2020 and laugh your head off!

Stu..

Only the truly stupid believe they know everything.
Stu.. 2004

 

[cdogg]

Although this isn't about one particular file, you might find this chart interesting:

http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid5_gci944596,00.html

~cdogg
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[BaudKarma]

I'm assuming that smaller files copy over okay. I've seen instances when a computer loses its connection to an external drive, and responds to efforts to copy data with a "disk full" error.

I try not to let my ignorance prevent me from offering a strong opinion.

 

[cdogg]

The FAT32 file limit is actually 4GB exactly, or 4,294,967,296 bytes.

BaudKarma,
Actually yes, he said that another file (4,216,561,664 bytes) could be copied.

~cdogg
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