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Not enough disk space to copy but there's loads!

  • 06-10-2008 2:46pm
    #1
    MargeS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭


    I have two portable hard drives:

    A) WD 160GB (100GB free)
    B) WD 320GB (250GB free)

    I am trying to copy one 16GB file from A to B and I get a 'Not enough free disk space available' message.

    Anyone know whats happening here? Is XP not able to handle such a big file? :confused:


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  • #2
    dade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,178 ✭✭✭dade


    1 file 16GB is size? that's pretty big for a single file. you sure it's not a folder? could it be moved in parts?

    your issue could be that you don't have enough RAM or your Paging file is too small


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    What format are the external hard drives? If FAT32, there is a 4GB file size limit.


  • #4
    Auvers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,987 ✭✭✭Auvers


    is sounds like you need to change your drives from FAT32 to NTFS

    command to do this

    CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

    (x is drive letter you want to convert)


  • #5
    MargeS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭MargeS


    dade wrote: »
    1 file 16GB is size? that's pretty big for a single file. you sure it's not a folder? could it be moved in parts?
    l
    It's a VHD file, so it's gonna be big!:rolleyes:

    All, thanks for your replies... I totally forgot to check if they are NTFS/FAT.

    The 160 is NTFS and the 320 is FAT!
    At least it's not a mystery any more!! :D


  • #6
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,423 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Auvers wrote: »
    is sounds like you need to change your drives from FAT32 to NTFS

    command to do this

    CONVERT X: /FS:NTFS

    (x is drive letter you want to convert)

    Will running that command keep all the data or will it lose it?

    -

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



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  • #7
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    It should keep you data. The downside is that to switch back you need to do a full format, so it can be a pain if you use the drive with other devices that require FAT. If that is the case and you're just looking to back up your VHD file and don't need to run it from that drive, most of the compression software these days supports splitting a large file into smaller segments (7zip, winrar etc).


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