Easy Transfer Fat32 error message...

[Guest]

trying to move my files over using wd external usb 2.0 hd with 200gb free. i
can move small bits over fine, but when i try to move my main files
(including approx 30gb of music) i get a fat32 compatibility error message.
is there a way to move large blocks of files using this tool?

 

[John Inzer]

trying to move my files over using wd external usb 2.0 hd with 200gb
free. i can move small bits over fine, but when i try to move my main
files (including approx 30gb of music) i get a fat32 compatibility
error message. is there a way to move large blocks of files using
this tool?

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I think 4 GBs is the limit on a FAT32 partition.

Have a look at the following article:

(314463) Limitations of the FAT32 File System
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463/en-us

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Digital Image MVP

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I am a volunteer

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me may not work for you

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[cquirke (MVP Windows shell/user)]

I think 4 GBs is the limit on a FAT32 partition.

No; 4G is the maximum size of a single file on a FAT32 volume; the
volume can be huge, over 137G and way beyond.

He's prolly got a couple of DVD images > 4G there, or he has ADS that
won't survive the trip to FATland.

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[Guest]

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I think 4 GBs is the limit on a FAT32 partition.

Have a look at the following article:

(314463) Limitations of the FAT32 File System
in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463/en-us

--
John Inzer
MS Picture It! -
Digital Image MVP

Digital Image
Highlights and FAQs
http://tinyurl.com/aczzp

Notice
This is not tech support
I am a volunteer

Solutions that work for
me may not work for you

Proceed at your own risk

i have little idea what this article is saying other than effectively that my 2 external hd's won't work for some ridiculous reason...since i have lots of data on both hd's a reformat is out of the question. i guess that the 'easy transfer' application isn't so easy after all...