NTFS copy to FAT

[TGMD]

Just an FYI for Microsoft and others of a situation
probably known, but I could not find on the MSFT sites.
I attempted for days to copy a file from a laptop to a
desktop over TCP/IP. Kept getting a message that the
target share did not have enough disk space for the
source file. Never started the copy - just the error.
The source file was 9.2GB video file on the NTFS volume.
The target drive was FAT32 with about 40GB free. Tried
another target drive also with FAT32. Same problem.
Used chkdsk to make sure everything was OK. It was.
Finally converted 2nd target non-system volume to NTFS.
File now copies. I would think that file services should
treat this copy transparently given a file share may have
many different client connections.

 

[BobC]

Just an FYI for Microsoft and others of a situation
probably known, but I could not find on the MSFT sites.
I attempted for days to copy a file from a laptop to a
desktop over TCP/IP. Kept getting a message that the
target share did not have enough disk space for the
source file. Never started the copy - just the error.
The source file was 9.2GB video file on the NTFS volume.
The target drive was FAT32 with about 40GB free. Tried
another target drive also with FAT32. Same problem.
Used chkdsk to make sure everything was OK. It was.
Finally converted 2nd target non-system volume to NTFS.
File now copies. I would think that file services should
treat this copy transparently given a file share may have
many different client connections.

See here for file size limitations for NTFS, FAT, and FAT32.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/...oc/en/choosing_between_NTFS_FAT_and_FAT32.asp

 

[Guest]

Bob, The problem lies in the fact that the source file is too large for FAT32 file structure: not that your disk did not have enough storage capactiy. This is not a problem for XP.

Limitations for FAT32 are:
Maximum file size 4 GB minus 1 byte (232 bytes minus 1 byte)
Maximum volume size 32 GB
Files per volume 4,177,920
Maximum number of files and subfolders within a single folder 65,534

 

[BobC]

Bob, The problem lies in the fact that the source file is too large for FAT32 file structure: not that your disk did not have enough storage capactiy. This is not a problem for XP.

Limitations for FAT32 are:
Maximum file size 4 GB minus 1 byte (232 bytes minus 1 byte)
Maximum volume size 32 GB
Files per volume 4,177,920
Maximum number of files and subfolders within a single folder 65,534

BAR, I think you meant to direct your comments to TGMD, the original
poster. I provided a link to the same info you provided.