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Pen drive trolling me..

6 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/pen-drive-trolling-me.173157/

C
connoisseur Original post #1
Apr 27, 2013 at 5:17 PM
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OK, what kind of sorcery is this?
It's an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer Blade and it says "File too large" for a 4.5GB file.
It's a genuine product which came in a sealed package, not some fake drive.
Please help.
anirbandd
anirbandd #2
Apr 27, 2013 at 5:20 PM
its normal.. the current file system in FAT32, it does not support files more than 3.99GB to be transferred to the drive.

Format your drive with NTFS file system. ;)
C
connoisseur #3
Apr 27, 2013 at 5:43 PM
Hey that worked! thanks :-D
That was easy, feeling stupid though for posting it here :oops:
anirbandd
anirbandd #4
Apr 27, 2013 at 9:16 PM
no problem :)
nginx
nginx #5
Apr 27, 2013 at 9:27 PM
Since NTFS was never built to work with removable media and can cause data corruptions, I would suggest using exFAT. Supported by Windows natively and perfect for removable media.
aaruni
aaruni #6
Apr 28, 2013 at 9:48 AM
nginx said:
Since NTFS was never built to work with removable media and can cause data corruptions, I would suggest using exFAT. Supported by Windows natively and perfect for removable media.
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definitely did not know that. thanks for the info.