B boat12 Reputable Oct 20, 2014 1 0 4,510 Oct 20, 2014 #1 I try to copy a 8.9GB video file onto my external hard drive, it keeps saying the file is to large for the volume's format. Is
I try to copy a 8.9GB video file onto my external hard drive, it keeps saying the file is to large for the volume's format. Is
reedo_43 Splendid Feb 18, 2010 6,195 3 29,965 Oct 20, 2014 #2 You have it formatted fat32. It must be formatted to ntfs. There is a 4 gig limitation for fat file system. Upvote 1 Downvote
You have it formatted fat32. It must be formatted to ntfs. There is a 4 gig limitation for fat file system.
vladivoj Reputable Oct 6, 2014 8 0 4,510 Oct 20, 2014 #3 This. Backup everything on the external drive and format to NTFS. Then copy back. Upvote 0 Downvote