Can't move file; help!

[Luke_Bowman]

Basically this file just won't transfer even though there's obviously sufficient space on my USB drive.

Any ideas?

 

[ShivP]

Try reformating the USB drive?

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Won't work on any of my 3 USB drives btw

 

[ShivP]

Won't work on any of my 3 USB drives btw

Hmm, have you tried a different file of a similar size or a different USB port?

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Neither USB port works.

 

[Luke_Bowman]

3.5GB file works but not a 4GB one???

 

[yaboydom]

format to ntfs fat32 wont allow transfer over a certain size if i remember right

 

[ShivP]

3.5GB file works but not a 4GB one???

Weird - have you tried the same file on a different PC with one of the USB sticks? Though saying that, how will you get the file to another PC lol...

Have you tried changing the type of drive? (NTFS/FAT)

EDIT: Beaten to it

 

[Luke_Bowman]

FAT32 does have a file size limit of 4gb according to the ol' search engine.

Thanks guys

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Any disadvantages of a USB using NTFS?

 

[ShivP]

Any disadvantages of a USB using NTFS?

iirc BIOS update services (qflash etc) won't work with NTFS. NTFS is a microsoft thing, so if using for non-windows machines try and use FAT32

Not 100% on that though, don't quote me on it

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

format to ntfs fat32 wont allow transfer over a certain size if i remember right

Win.

 

[Luke_Bowman]

Just use it for films from PC to my smart tv.

Will try it now anyway

 

[ShivP]

Something on Google I just found - http://cquirke.mvps.org/ntfs.htm