Why can't I put a 4 gig file on my 8 gig flashdrive?

ZendallZendall
edited May 2011 in Hardware
I have an 8 gig Patriot flashdrive with nothing on it & it won't allow me to put a 4.37 gig file on it. It says the file is too large for the the destination file system. Properties window says it has 7.45 GB available space. I don't understand what the problem is, can anyone explain please?

Thanks in advance for any input, ~Zendall

Comments

  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited May 2011
    Because the flash drive is formatted as FAT32, which limits file sizes to 2GB. Reformat the flash drive as NTFS.
  • ZendallZendall
    edited May 2011
    Hi Thrax,

    Thanks for the speedy reply! I reformatted & not only is it accepting the file I want to transfer, the speed has increased. Sweet!! Thanks so much for your help, much appreciated. Have a great night hun, you just made mine so much better. :-)

    ~Zendall
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