Cannot Transfer file to HDD.

[silkman]

I have about 50GB free on my external HDD.
I'm trying to copy a file over from my pc to the HDD but I keep getting the error that the file is too large for the destination file system.

WTF?

 

[copacetic]

Is the drive Fat32 perhaps?

 

[DA-LION-619]

Yup, you're trying to copy a file larger than 4gb to a fat32 partion

 

[silkman]

erm..sorry dno;t know differ between fat32 and thin64..hardware noob

 

[copacetic]

You will need to convert the drive you are copying to, to NTFS:

How to convert a FAT volume or a FAT32 volume to NTFS
Note Although the chance of corruption or data loss during the conversion is minimal, we recommend that you perform a backup of the data on the volume that you want to convert before you start the conversion.

To convert an existing FAT or FAT32 volume to NTFS, follow these steps:

Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, and then click Command Prompt.
At the command prompt, type the following, where drive letter is the drive that you want to convert:
convert drive letter: /fs:ntfs
For example, type the following command to convert drive E to NTFS:
convert e: /fs:ntfs
Note If the operating system is on the drive that you are converting, you will be prompted to schedule the task when you restart the computer because the conversion cannot be completed while the operating system is running. When you are prompted, click YES.
When you receive the following message at the command prompt, type the volume label of the drive that you are converting, and then press ENTER:
The type of the file system is FAT.
Enter the current volume label for drive drive letter
When the conversion to NTFS is complete, you receive the following message at the command prompt:
Conversion complete
Quit the command prompt.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881

 

[AstroTurf]

Open cmd as administrator
type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs

 

[silkman]

ok thanks will I lose everything I have on there? is there a disadvantage to having it in ntfs?

 

[copacetic]

The link and information provided should make this clear?

 

[MickeyD]

ok thanks will I lose everything I have on there?

yes

is there a disadvantage to having it in ntfs?

no.

However, some older media players cannot detect ntfs partitions.

 

[silkman]

thanks guys

 

[copacetic]

yes.

No, you can convert without losing your data.

 

[MickeyD]

No, you can convert without losing your data.

Will you confirm that there is NO risk of losing any data?

 

[Totempole]

No, you can convert without losing your data.

You can convert with a ~98% chance you won't lose your data.