4GB+ Backup onto FAT32 Ext ernal HD

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I am trying to perform a full system backup of all my
files onto a FAT32 hard drive, but it is not allowing a
backup of larger than 4GB. The hard drive has 80GB free
and I am trying to backup 8MB. Any thoughts?
 
You'll need to convert the file system on that drive to NTFS.

Converting FAT32 to NTFS in Windows XP
http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm

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| I am trying to perform a full system backup of all my
| files onto a FAT32 hard drive, but it is not allowing a
| backup of larger than 4GB. The hard drive has 80GB free
| and I am trying to backup 8MB. Any thoughts?
 
You'll need to convert the file system on that drive to NTFS.
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Or use a backup method that splits the backup into smaller chunks.

BootIt NG does that, when you use it to image a HD volume; you choose
what size chunks you want (e.g. 2G for FAT32, or 640M for CDR).

A bit less risky than a one-way file system conversion...


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