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    Weird error on a takeMS flash disk

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by eleron911, Jul 1, 2008.

  1. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    So I have a 6.5 GB iso that I want to put on the 7.54GB drive,and it keeps saying that it`s full.
    Just formatted it , reformatted it and still,disk full.
    HDtune says no errors, so why am I getting that weird stuff?
     
    eleron911, Jul 1, 2008
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    Maybe the iso has hidden files associated with it, which can add up to more than 7.54gb of space.
    Grab an external drive more than 8gb and you should have no problem transferring the file.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Jul 1, 2008
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  3. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    No it doesnt.
    I`ve used Winrar and split the volumes into 2.5Gb ,and it can write them,
    so question is :does FAT32 or WinXP have any limitations in regards of size processing?
     
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    FAT32 cannot read files having size more than ~ 4gig....try converting the USB disk to NTFS if you want it to handle files that big....I am not sure if it ll work for a USB but u could try it out....
    Just go to the Command Prompt and execute the command:

    C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs

    Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert.
    After machine re-boot conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss.
     
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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    I can format it as NTFS. I`ll give that a try, I remember FAT32 having a limit of 4 Gb, forgot the reasoning :D
     
    eleron911, Jul 2, 2008
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