[b]Hi all...... soory for the annoying heading...anyway now getme into point............

well im jus 3months old in this hardware stuffs....well i just want to copy 5.5gb single file from HDD to External USB HDD....kind of backoff......... well i have taken the original backup of 47gb only this 5.5 NSF file .... doesnt get copy.... and the error im getting is.... You dont have enough space in HDD...but usb HDD is 80 Gb and left with 35 gb more place....well I did scan disk , then tried getting thru safemode finnally tried copyying this file thru DOS mode..but nothing worked.... again same error ..... now can any1 help on this.....

RGDS
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i know this one All USB hdd are formatted in FAT32 you can only save files upto 4gb

the fix

for users how can follow it propery
convert x: /fs:ntfs (x as in your drive letter and Lable is case senitive if it asks)

press n then y and reboot (thats if it asks if not it convert strate away)

for more novis users

did not state what windows you was running but should not matter
XP start > run > type cmd > press enter
Vista (long winded mode) click start All programs > Accessories > Right click on command line and click Run as administrator > accept UAC msg

now find out what the drive letter is and the Name of that disk (my computer)
type convert x: /fs:ntfs > press enter (NOTE >> x: << is e.g. but your disk name in there)
it may ask for the drive letter name if so enter it (it is case senitive) press enter
you will get this msg most likey
{{ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID.}}
press N and then enter
then it ask do you wish to do it on system restart press y then enter
then just reboot you pc like norm (do not turn off or unplug the USB hdd disk or not convert it allso do not skip the disk check)

once you done this it support any file size and if you ask why do thay format it as fat32 its so any one from windows98 or higher or an MAC can use them with no problems (formated as NTFS quite sure thay cant read NTFS on an mac pc)

Appreciate leexgx............ well thanks for the complete tutorial there.... i jus converted FAT32 to NTFS and its cool........... thanks again.... and very much soory for the late reply