Move large files (6gb) to an external HDD.?

Question

I have several large video files that are around 6 gigabytes and whenever I attempt to copy them from my internal hard drive to my external hard drive, it says the file is too large. I assume this is because I need more free memory. Is there a setting, like the page file, that I can temporarily boost up so that I can do the transfer?

Answer 1

The external HD is in FAT32 format, it took in only 4 gb as a max to one file; format it as NTFS or break the contents up into smaller files.

Answer 2

This is because the FAT32 file system that the external hard drive(s) use limits file sizes to a maximum of 4GB. You have two options:

1. Backup everything on the drive and reformat it using NTFS instead of FAT32.
2. Easier, safer (but a backup is STILL recommended), run

CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

where X: is the drive letter of the external drive.

Once the drive is in NTFS format, you should have no trouble copying any file up to the size of the drive.

Answer 3

If you don't feel like formatting from FAT32 to NTFS, then just get WinRAR and archive the files (Set it to a file smaller than 4 gigs)...It should make 2 files. Transfer them one by one and then unarchive them, it puts them back together and everything. Just don't delete the files until you've un-rared them because sometimes WinRAR has some errors.

Answer 4

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