Copying problem with Gigabyte files

[H.Henkler]

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

 

[Shenan Stanley]

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...

 

[Gerry]

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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[AJR]

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

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