Solve : Transfer data from and to external hard drive problems?

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Answer» I'm using a GT5468 Windows Vista Home Premium computer to transfer data from my 320 GB WD Caviar SE 7200RPM external hard drive to my 750 GB WD My book. All is well until I try to move a single file that is larger than 10 GB, I get a message that says, File Too Large The file "Movie clip 1" is too large for the destination file system Movie clip 1 Type: Video Clip Size: 13.0 GB Length: 01:01:26 I have tried to cut the movie clip into movable pieces but have had no success. Do I need to change the preferences on my external hard drives or something else, or is it impossible to transfer single FILES larger than 10 GB MAKING me figure out how a way to cut a video clip, say in half to transfer it? Thank you for any ideas What file format does the My Book have? FAT 32?How did you get it on there in the first place?Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on September 14, 2008, 11:12:35 PM How did you get it on there in the first place? He has two external drives and is copying from one to the other. My guess is that the drive that contains the file, WD Caviar, is formatted NTFS and the drive he wants to copy to, My Book, is formatted FAT 32. FAT 32 has a single file size limit of 4 GB. If this is correct, he'll need to convert the My Book drive to NTFS. And, since I've gone this far... Need HELP: If the above is correct, and you need to convert the My Book to NTFS, be advised that the file structure conversion is meant to be non-destructive, but, if you have important data on the drive, it would be WISE to back it up. 1) Open a command window with full administrator privileges. 2) Assuming the drive you want to change is F:, type: convert F: /fs:ntfs and enter. Change the drive letter to the letter of the drive that you want to change and note the space in front of the "/". 3) When prompted, enter the label for the drive. 4) The drive will be CONVERTED to NTFS. 5) After the conversion is finished, exit the command prompt. You should a) have all of your existing files and b) be able to add files without a file size limitation. Best of luck!Here is just something I was thinking. If he got the 13gb file onto the external hard drive but cannot get it off on the other computer, can't he get it off on the original computer and make the file size smaller? 13GB is awfully large for a movie. He's got one computer, two external hard drives. Even if he can reduce the file size, the My Book drive still ought to be converted to NTFS, if I'm right and it has a FAT 32 file system.

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I'm using a GT5468 Windows Vista Home Premium computer to transfer data from my 320 GB WD Caviar SE 7200RPM external hard drive to my 750 GB WD My book. All is well until I try to move a single file that is larger than 10 GB, I get a message that says,

File Too Large
The file "Movie clip 1" is too large for the destination file system
Movie clip 1
Type: Video Clip
Size: 13.0 GB
Length: 01:01:26

I have tried to cut the movie clip into movable pieces but have had no success. Do I need to change the preferences on my external hard drives or something else, or is it impossible to transfer single FILES larger than 10 GB MAKING me figure out how a way to cut a video clip, say in half to transfer it?

Thank you for any ideas What file format does the My Book have? FAT 32?How did you get it on there in the first place?Quote from: Carbon Dudeoxide on September 14, 2008, 11:12:35 PM

How did you get it on there in the first place?

He has two external drives and is copying from one to the other. My guess is that the drive that contains the file, WD Caviar, is formatted NTFS and the drive he wants to copy to, My Book, is formatted FAT 32. FAT 32 has a single file size limit of 4 GB. If this is correct, he'll need to convert the My Book drive to NTFS. And, since I've gone this far...

Need HELP: If the above is correct, and you need to convert the My Book to NTFS, be advised that the file structure conversion is meant to be non-destructive, but, if you have important data on the drive, it would be WISE to back it up.

1) Open a command window with full administrator privileges.

2) Assuming the drive you want to change is F:, type: convert F: /fs:ntfs and enter. Change the drive letter to the letter of the drive that you want to change and note the space in front of the "/".

3) When prompted, enter the label for the drive.

4) The drive will be CONVERTED to NTFS.

5) After the conversion is finished, exit the command prompt.

You should a) have all of your existing files and b) be able to add files without a file size limitation.

Best of luck!Here is just something I was thinking.

If he got the 13gb file onto the external hard drive but cannot get it off on the other computer, can't he get it off on the original computer and make the file size smaller?

13GB is awfully large for a movie. He's got one computer, two external hard drives.

Even if he can reduce the file size, the My Book drive still ought to be converted to NTFS, if I'm right and it has a FAT 32 file system.

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