4 gig in map not allowed

  • Thread starter Thread starter Guest
  • Start date Start date
G

Guest

hi, i try to put a dvd movie on my hd, but map size larger than 4 gigs not
allowed, how do i adjust that?
thanks
 
What disk format does the destination drive/volume use ? If
FAT32 there are limitations on the maximum single file size.

Commercial movie DVD's use encryption/DRM to prevent
simple copying of a DVD to other media.
 
hi, and thanks, yes its fat32, the dvd is homememade, any other ways to copy
the dvd, or deformat the fat32?
 
You can convert a FAT32 volume to NTFS, which does not have
as stringent file size limitations. However, a volume should never be
converted before it's backed up or imaged. The command syntax is
done from a command prompt window ( Start, Run, Type Cmd [Enter])
Convert X: /FS:NTFS
Click to expand...
*Substitute X for the current Drive letter of the volume.
**A conversion from FATxx to NTFS done as above is a
non-destructive change and preserves existing data. But
PC's being PC's can and sometimes do mess things up.
The web is a rich resource for finding out how to "Do Stuff".
Copying DVDs ( or any Intellectual Property ) is a "Hot Button" topic
that can trigger long winded threads about "Yes/No/Maybe" and it's
"Right or Wrong....."
 
a chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion from FAT to NTFS is
minimal, it is best to perform a full backup of the data on the drive that it
is to be converted prior to executing the convert command. It is also
recommended to verify the integrity of the backup before proceding

To convert a FAT partition to NTFS, perform the following steps:
Click Start, click Programs, and then click Command Prompt.

At the command prompt, type CONVERT [driveletter]: /FS:NTFS.

Convert.exe will attempt to convert the partition to NTFS.
 
webo said:
hi, i try to put a dvd movie on my hd, but map size larger than 4 gigs not
allowed, how do i adjust that?
Click to expand...

You are copying the whole DVD as an image. That image is greater than 4G.
FAT32 doesn't allow for a file of that size. You can solve your problem very
easily by copying the folders from the DVD (Audio_TS, VIDEO_TS) and their
contents to the Hard Drive. But you probably don't know how to deal with
encrypted files and keep getting errors. I'm not going to give you a
tutorial on DVD copying, but I will suggest you download DVDShrink. It's
free and it will wlak you threough the whole process of backing up you DVD
movies to a folder on teh Hard Drive. It will do this while removing
Macovision, Encryption, and creating a Region free DVD.

Or you can create an NTFS partiotion or convert any FAT32 partition to NTFS
and there is no file size limit of consequence. If you decide to convert,
it's much better to move everything off a partition, convert it, andhten
move stuff back -- if that's possible.
 
thanks to all,this forum was big help.
its not possible to remove data from hd to another becouse its a extern hd,
and the intern on laptop is almost full,
but im going to clean it up, and do the convert,as explained, ill try the
suggested dvdschrink also ;-)
THANKS AGAIN..


R. McCarty said:
You can convert a FAT32 volume to NTFS, which does not have
as stringent file size limitations. However, a volume should never be
converted before it's backed up or imaged. The command syntax is
done from a command prompt window ( Start, Run, Type Cmd [Enter])
Convert X: /FS:NTFS
Click to expand...
*Substitute X for the current Drive letter of the volume.
**A conversion from FATxx to NTFS done as above is a
non-destructive change and preserves existing data. But
PC's being PC's can and sometimes do mess things up.
The web is a rich resource for finding out how to "Do Stuff".
Copying DVDs ( or any Intellectual Property ) is a "Hot Button" topic
that can trigger long winded threads about "Yes/No/Maybe" and it's
"Right or Wrong....."

webo said:
hi, and thanks, yes its fat32, the dvd is homememade, any other ways to
copy
the dvd, or deformat the fat32?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
thanks to all,this forum was big help.
its not possible to remove data from hd to another becouse its a extern
hd,
and the intern on laptop is almost full,
but im going to clean it up, and do the convert,as explained, ill try the
suggested dvdschrink also ;-)
THANKS AGAIN..
Click to expand...

See this link for converting to NTFS, in particular note the issue about
realigning the partition first.

http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm
 
Hi
I've just tried this on an external USB drive and it didn't work
Would that be correct?
--
Martin
©¿©¬

You can convert a FAT32 volume to NTFS, which does not have
as stringent file size limitations. However, a volume should never be
converted before it's backed up or imaged. The command syntax is
done from a command prompt window ( Start, Run, Type Cmd [Enter])
Convert X: /FS:NTFS
Click to expand...
*Substitute X for the current Drive letter of the volume.
**A conversion from FATxx to NTFS done as above is a
non-destructive change and preserves existing data. But
PC's being PC's can and sometimes do mess things up.
The web is a rich resource for finding out how to "Do Stuff".
Copying DVDs ( or any Intellectual Property ) is a "Hot Button" topic
that can trigger long winded threads about "Yes/No/Maybe" and it's
"Right or Wrong....."

webo said:
hi, and thanks, yes its fat32, the dvd is homememade, any other ways to
copy
the dvd, or deformat the fat32?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Hi
I've just tried this on an external USB drive and it didn't work
Would that be correct?
--
Martin
©¿©¬

You can convert a FAT32 volume to NTFS, which does not have
as stringent file size limitations. However, a volume should never be
converted before it's backed up or imaged. The command syntax is
done from a command prompt window ( Start, Run, Type Cmd [Enter])
Convert X: /FS:NTFS
Click to expand...
*Substitute X for the current Drive letter of the volume.
**A conversion from FATxx to NTFS done as above is a
non-destructive change and preserves existing data. But
PC's being PC's can and sometimes do mess things up.
The web is a rich resource for finding out how to "Do Stuff".
Copying DVDs ( or any Intellectual Property ) is a "Hot Button" topic
that can trigger long winded threads about "Yes/No/Maybe" and it's
"Right or Wrong....."

webo said:
hi, and thanks, yes its fat32, the dvd is homememade, any other ways to
copy
the dvd, or deformat the fat32?


:

What disk format does the destination drive/volume use ? If
FAT32 there are limitations on the maximum single file size.

Commercial movie DVD's use encryption/DRM to prevent
simple copying of a DVD to other media.

hi, i try to put a dvd movie on my hd, but map size larger than 4
gigs
not
allowed, how do i adjust that?
thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Tried what? Converting to NTFS? Yes it should work on a USB drive.
 
=?Utf-8?B?d2Vibw==?= said:
hi, and thanks, yes its fat32, the dvd is homememade, any other ways to copy
the dvd, or deformat the fat32?
Click to expand...

Convert your fat32 drive to NTFS to fix your problem.
 
R. McCarty said:
You can convert a FAT32 volume to NTFS, which does not have
as stringent file size limitations. However, a volume should never be
converted before it's backed up or imaged. The command syntax is
Click to expand...

Your important files should also be saved to CD independently.
 
Back
Top