Error when copying: File too large [SOLVED]

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Error when copying: File too large [SOLVED]

#1 Post by pp4mnklinux »

Hello everybody:

Can any of u tell me when while copying a file (5Gb) to a USB (16Gb) it gives me errors, and the message ....file to large appears??


How can I solve this?
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#2 Post by Semme »

pp4mnklinux,

While I would avoid converting your assumed FAT32 stick, look @ the suggestions made here and consider "splitting" your file.

This, which appears to work should run aboard Xenial64 provided you've got compatibility libs loaded.

Maybe split your file aboard Pup before moving it all to your stick..

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#3 Post by musher0 »

Hello pp4mnklinux.

Indeed, if that is a vfat formatted thumb drive, 1.999 Gb is the maximum
file size it can accept.

Either use the split utility like so on your 5 Gb video:
split -n 3 FileName.Ext
and then copy the three segments to your vfat usb.
You'll have to re-assemble them to view the video, of course.

Or format your thumb drive in ext2 (max. file size 2 Tb) or udf (max. file
size 16 EiB) format.

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thanks a lot

#4 Post by pp4mnklinux »

Hi, and thanks a lot for your answers.

I'll try to format it in ext2 . I hope my TV can identify the USB with this format.

THANKS A LOT

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It doesnt serve. My TV doesnt recognice the USB, so... unuseful for me.-

@musher0 "Indeed, if that is a vfat formatted thumb drive, 1.999 Gb is the maximum
file size it can accept. " 1.999Gb considering Gb as 1024 or 1000 kb?)
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#5 Post by p310don »

FAT should be good for up to 4gig. The other option is to try NTFS. Many TVs etc also recognise that format, and it doesn't have the 4gig limit.

Alternately, if it is a video, you might be able to transcode it using one of the Puppy tools to be a smaller filesize.

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#6 Post by Burn_IT »

Fat32 works up to 2 terabytes.
Agreed that it is not necessarily a good idea to use it above 80 odd gigabyte as the allocations get rather large, but it works fine. Most new USB sticks are preformatted to FAT32 because that is the format supported by the most devices.
It is unfortunate that 4Gb is the maximum single file size under FAT32.
You could try ExFAT which gets round this and also solves the wasted space problem as it was specifically designed for USB drives.
If you are going to use the stick as a work drive IE. writing many files to it on a daily basis, you should try to avoid a journaling file system. If it is few large files then NTFS will be supported by more devices than EXTn file formats.
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#7 Post by Semme »

Rolling with the thoughts offered by previous posters >> Convert FAT32 to NTFS Without Formatting or Losing Data

Various considerations and methods >> https://askubuntu.com/a/952706
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