Trying to transfer (copy/cut and insert) files to an extern hard disc drive I
get an error message:
The file cannot be copied. Not sufficient storage capacity on the storage
media.
Delete files in order to provide additional storage capacity und repeat
procedure.

Facts:
Windows XP, file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files).
There is about 50 BG free drive space on drive C, where the files are now.
There is 500 GB free drive space on the new extern drive.

How can I make the system copy and insert the big files?

Herb

H.Henkler wrote:
> Trying to transfer (copy/cut and insert) files to an extern
> hard disc drive I get an error message:
> The file cannot be copied. Not sufficient storage capacity on
> the storage media. Delete files in order to provide additional
> storage capacity und repeat procedure.
>
> Facts:
> Windows XP, file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files).
> There is about 50 BG free drive space on drive C, where the files are
> now.
> There is 500 GB free drive space on the new extern drive.
>
> How can I make the system copy and insert the big files?


Change/format the external drive with NTFS instead of the FAT32 it is likely
now...

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As Shenan suggests but I would also run Disk Defragmenter before trying
the operation.


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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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Shenan Stanley wrote:
> H.Henkler wrote:
>> Trying to transfer (copy/cut and insert) files to an extern
>> hard disc drive I get an error message:
>> The file cannot be copied. Not sufficient storage capacity on
>> the storage media. Delete files in order to provide additional
>> storage capacity und repeat procedure.
>>
>> Facts:
>> Windows XP, file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files).
>> There is about 50 BG free drive space on drive C, where the files
>> are now.
>> There is 500 GB free drive space on the new extern drive.
>>
>> How can I make the system copy and insert the big files?
>
>
> Change/format the external drive with NTFS instead of the FAT32 it is
> likely now...
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP

Curious - "... file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files). .." - implies many files - what is total "size" and what is "C" drive capacity?
"H.Henkler" <1122-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:(E-Mail Removed)...
Trying to transfer (copy/cut and insert) files to an extern hard disc drive I get an error message:
The file cannot be copied. Not sufficient storage capacity on the storage media.
Delete files in order to provide additional storage capacity und repeat procedure.
Facts:
Windows XP, file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files).
There is about 50 BG free drive space on drive C, where the files are now.
There is 500 GB free drive space on the new extern drive.

How can I make the system copy and insert the big files?

Herb

AJR schrieb:

> Curious - "... file sizes 5 GB up to 12 GB (AVI-files). .." - implies many files -
> what is total "size" and what is "C" drive capacity?


There are 3 files each one sized over 5 GB. However, the problem has been solved
meantime by converting the external drive from FAT to NTFS.
Thank you anyway
Herb