> Ok I downloaded several chds and lcds at work on the shop computer > then I brought in my external portable harddrive and plugged it in and > winxp finds it no probs and I transfered the smaller files over with > no problems now I have a 4.9gig and firefox lcd that I try to copy over > and I keep getting a disk full error and it wont copy over. > > I have 14gigs free on shop computer and 690 gigs free on my external so > I know that at least the 4.9 gig chd shouldn't be a problem. > > I have tried drag and dropping it, I tried copy and xcopy at the command > prompt from both the c drive (shop computer) and then went to the F: drive > (external) and tried from there too but no matter how I try it tells me that > I am out of disk space. windows and dos box both show 14 gigs free on c:drive > and 689 Gigs free on f: drive.... I can only do this when the boss is out of > town so I am limited on time LOL!!! > > I don't know how else to get the file from one drive to the other..... > > HELP !!! PLEASE !!! > > Oh yeah fat32 both drives > winxp > P4 with 1 gig memory
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463 There are file size limits as well as partition size limits for drives using FAT32. I don't know how you got a file that is 4.9 gig on a FAT32, but that's not supposed to be possible. NTFS is the way to go..
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