Over the weekend I purchased the 160 gig Western Digital portable hard drive. Im running Win XP pro and when I tried to back up my computer, I got an error saying that only 4 gigs can be backed up and that I would need to adjust my HD in order to back up more.
Whats going on and how do I fix the situation so I can back up my computer?
Do I really want to back up my computer instead of just saving all the information I want to back up?
2007-03-19 03:45:04 · 2 answers · asked by newname_01 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
I would need to know more about the software you are using for the full backup, however, I suspect the 4GB limitation has something to do with a file size limit.... you may be trying to backup the entire PC to a single file.
That won't work.
Personally, I just backup my personal data, video, photo files ...etc.
I feel no need to ghost or backup the entire PC.
In conjunction with creating routine restore point in Windows, this method has never failed me.
regards,
Philip T
2007-03-19 04:35:35 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem is the Max filesize that you can transfer to your HD is 4gb's at a time. So to back up your HD you would have to send it to the external drive in pieces (Exp. 3 gigs at a time)
2007-03-19 10:51:33 · answer #2 · answered by ProTechHosting.net 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋