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I am running Vista Ultimate, and I am trying to transfer several large video files to an external hard drive. I get a message saying "the file xxx.avi is too large for the destination file system. The hard drive holds a terabyte, and is not quite half full yet. What to do?
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 12:08 AM
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 03:07 AM
Most external hdds are formatted with FAT 32 which has a maximum file size of 4GB (minus one bit). Your average movie is in excess of 4GB.
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Posted 07 November 2008 - 02:18 PM
Hi,
You are going to need to convert you external harddrive to NTFS to be able to transfer files over 4Gb.
Go to Command Prompt:
Type C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs (Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert)
Press Enter
After a re-boot, the conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss.
You are going to need to convert you external harddrive to NTFS to be able to transfer files over 4Gb.
Go to Command Prompt:
Type C:\> CONVERT C: /fs:ntfs (Where C: is a name of the drive you want to convert)
Press Enter
After a re-boot, the conversion process will start and you'll have your FAT32 converted to NTFS without of data loss.
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Posted 08 November 2008 - 12:57 AM
Before I do this, I just want to know, do I need to remove the data that is already on the drive? Is this like reformatting the drive so that I lose everything (400+G) that's stored there? That would NOT be good. . .or happy. . .or pleasant at all.
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Posted 08 November 2008 - 06:11 AM
You are not formatting the drive, simply converting it.
Converting from Fat32 to NTFS will not cause you to lose all the data stored on the drive.
You can google this if you want to be sure
Converting from Fat32 to NTFS will not cause you to lose all the data stored on the drive.
You can google this if you want to be sure
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Posted 08 November 2008 - 10:08 PM
Hmmm. The drive I want to convert is F. I get an error message that says: Windows cannot find 'F:>CONVERT.' Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. After that happened I thought I'd try putting in "F:" and enter, and the "run" window disappeared and a window for the F drive opened up on my desktop.
(Actually the drive I want to convert is E, but I have another external drive that has data on it that I can lose, and I just want to be absolutely sure before I do this to the drive that has stuff on it that I wouldn't be able to find again.)
(Actually the drive I want to convert is E, but I have another external drive that has data on it that I can lose, and I just want to be absolutely sure before I do this to the drive that has stuff on it that I wouldn't be able to find again.)
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 02:45 AM
patop, on Nov 9 2008, 05:08 AM, said:
Hmmm. The drive I want to convert is F. I get an error message that says: Windows cannot find 'F:>CONVERT.' Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again. After that happened I thought I'd try putting in "F:" and enter, and the "run" window disappeared and a window for the F drive opened up on my desktop.
(Actually the drive I want to convert is E, but I have another external drive that has data on it that I can lose, and I just want to be absolutely sure before I do this to the drive that has stuff on it that I wouldn't be able to find again.)
(Actually the drive I want to convert is E, but I have another external drive that has data on it that I can lose, and I just want to be absolutely sure before I do this to the drive that has stuff on it that I wouldn't be able to find again.)
Convertation is simply, but anyway heres the help: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 06:56 AM
convert F: /fs:ntfs
is the correct syntax for converting the F: drive.
Please note the space between convert and the F:, also note the space between the F: and the /fs:ntfs
convert.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32
Check to see that it's there
is the correct syntax for converting the F: drive.
Please note the space between convert and the F:, also note the space between the F: and the /fs:ntfs
convert.exe is located in C:\Windows\System32
Check to see that it's there
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 08:31 AM
Yep make sure your putting in the spaces and typing it correctly otherwise it wont run
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 01:21 PM
Ok. That worked. Now what do I enter on the DOS screen when it asks me to "enter current volume label for drive F:?"
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 01:29 PM
Open another command prompt window.
Type "vol F:" (without the quotes and a space between vol and F:) and press Enter.
That'll tell you the volume name.
Close that window BEFORE proceeding.
Type "vol F:" (without the quotes and a space between vol and F:) and press Enter.
That'll tell you the volume name.
Close that window BEFORE proceeding.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 01:36 PM
I copied and pasted exactly what you said (yes, without the quotation marks) and got the following: Windows cannot find 'vol'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 01:48 PM
I was afraid that may happen (the other window has already "locked" the F: drive).
Try looking for the name of the drive in Windows Explorer.
Try naming it something such as NewVolume.
Try looking for the name of the drive in Windows Explorer.
Try naming it something such as NewVolume.
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 02:04 PM
Did that. Same answer.
Is there a way to unlock the drive?
Is there a way to unlock the drive?
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Posted 09 November 2008 - 02:11 PM
Okay. I tried this. I changed the name of the drive to IOMEGA and put in IOMEGA as the answer to the volume question for the drive. My next message says, "Convert cannot run because the voluem is in use by another process. Convert may run if this volume is dismounted first. ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID. Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? Would you like to force a dismount on this volume?
I assume the answer is yes.
I assume the answer is yes.
