Max file size when copying files accross home network???

[Joe Johnson]

I have a network thu a router between two PC's both
running XP Pro. I've successfully copied files between
both computers, however now it is having trouble with two
large .avi files (one is 8 and the other is 13 GB). It's
complaining about not enough disk space on the
destination drive, eventhough there is still 130 GB free.
With an earlier file that had the same problem (that was
10 GB) I could chop it up in smaller pieces (using
Scenelyzer) and they copied fine. These last two files
cannot be chopped into smaller pieces (long story).

So the main question is: "Is there a maximum filesize
when copying files accross a home network? If so, how can
I get around this?"

Thanks.

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

I have a network thu a router between two PC's both
running XP Pro. I've successfully copied files between
both computers, however now it is having trouble with two
large .avi files (one is 8 and the other is 13 GB). It's
complaining about not enough disk space on the
destination drive, eventhough there is still 130 GB free.
With an earlier file that had the same problem (that was
10 GB) I could chop it up in smaller pieces (using
Scenelyzer) and they copied fine. These last two files
cannot be chopped into smaller pieces (long story).

So the main question is: "Is there a maximum filesize
when copying files accross a home network? If so, how can
I get around this?"

Thanks.

What is the disk format of the one that you're copying to? The FAT32
format has a maximum file size of 8 GB.
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[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

What is the disk format of the one that you're copying to? The FAT32
format has a maximum file size of 8 GB.

Oops, I'm sorry, but I gave the wrong size. The maximum file size for
FAT32 is 4 GB.
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[Guest]

What is the disk format of the one that you're copying
to? The FAT32

Oops, I'm sorry, but I gave the wrong size. The maximum file size for
FAT32 is 4 GB.

Both disks are FAT32 ...... what you are saying makes
sense, what I don't understand then is why my video
capture program (Adober Premiere) manages to capture 1
hour of video and successfully save it as one large .avi
file, which exceeds that 4 GB .......... ???

Any thoughts?

 

[Steve Winograd [MVP]]

Both disks are FAT32 ...... what you are saying makes
sense, what I don't understand then is why my video
capture program (Adober Premiere) manages to capture 1
hour of video and successfully save it as one large .avi
file, which exceeds that 4 GB .......... ???

Any thoughts?

I'm sorry, but I don't have an explanation. This Microsoft web page
states that the maximum FAT32 file size is 4 GB:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_duwx.asp

I suspect that Adobe Premiere didn't successfully create those large
files.

Why are you using FAT32 with Windows XP?
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Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)

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