Filesizes greater than 4 GB. How??

[absaluk]

I am unable to download files greater than 4 GB in size. Is there
some way I can set-up/format a partition on my disk drive, or format a
second disk drive, or do something else so that I can download these
large files??

If you are kind enough to respond, please also send a message to my
email address.

Many, many thanks!

 

[Gordon]

I am unable to download files greater than 4 GB in size. Is there
some way I can set-up/format a partition on my disk drive, or format a
second disk drive, or do something else so that I can download these
large files??

What happens when you try?

If you are kind enough to respond, please also send a message to my
email address.

Many, many thanks!

Oh you'll get emails all right, but not from here!

How to munge your email address for newsgroups
http://members.aol.com/emailfaq/mungfaq.html
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I am unable to download files greater than 4 GB in size. Is there
some way I can set-up/format a partition on my disk drive, or format a
second disk drive, or do something else so that I can download these
large files??

If you are kind enough to respond, please also send a message to my
email address.

Many, many thanks!

I suspect that your target partition uses the FAT32 file system.
You need to convert it to NTFS. Here is how you can do it,
assuming that the target is drive D:.

1. Back up your important files to an independent medium.
2. Click Start / Run / cmd {OK}
3. Type these commands:
dir D:\ {Enter}
(Make a note of the label name!)
convert D: /fs:ntfs {Enter}
(Enter the label name when prompted)

 

[Tim Slattery]

I am unable to download files greater than 4 GB in size. Is there
some way I can set-up/format a partition on my disk drive, or format a
second disk drive, or do something else so that I can download these
large files??

Your disk is pretty surely using the FAT32 file system. FAT32 cannot
handle files larger than 4GB. You might investigate the "convert"
utility to switch it to NTFS, which has no limit on file size.

Open a console window ("DOS box") and type

convert /?

for details on using the convert utility.

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I am unable to download files greater than 4 GB in size. Is there
some way I can set-up/format a partition on my disk drive, or format a
second disk drive, or do something else so that I can download these
large files??

Answered in another newsgroup. Please do not send the same message
separately to more than one newsgroup (called multiposting). Doing so
just fragments the thread, so someone who answers in one newsgroup
doesn't get to see answers from others in another newsgroup. And for
those who read all the newsgroups the message is multiposted to, they
see the message multiple times instead of once (they would see it only
once if you correctly crossposted instead). This wastes everyone's
time, and gets you poorer help than you should get.

If you must send the same message to more than one newsgroup, please
do so by crossposting (but only to a *few* related newsgroups).

Please see "What is the accepted way to share a message across
multiple newsgroups?" at http://smjg.port5.com/faqs/usenet/xpost.html

 

[Gerry]

Tim

Something missing at the end?

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Regards.

Gerry
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[Bob I]

nope, at the command prompt

"convert /?"

is how you get details on using convert ;-)

 

[Gerry]

I see what you mean Bob. The question mark. The significance eluded me
first time.

Ugh........

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Gerry
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