I have XP Pro SP2 and am trying to copy a large 4gb file from a DVD onto my HD, but I get an error saying theres is "not enough disk space". I have 18gb of free space on a 30gb partition on an 80gb WD drive. I have an Intel Perl 865pe mobo with the latest bios update which correctly reads 80gb in the bios for the HD.

Nothing in MSKB about false disk space errors. Any ideas?

Thanks.

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Is this a movie you're trying to save on ur HD?

Is your drive using the FAT32 file system? Because fat32 only supports files 2GB or smaller.

If so you'll need to upgrade to NTFS.

Thanks, found the problem. FAT32, converted to NTFS, now OK. It would have been more thoughtful for Microsoft to say this in the error message rather than just saying "not enough free disk space".

Thanks, found the problem. FAT32, converted to NTFS, now OK. It would have been more thoughtful for Microsoft to say this in the error message rather than just saying "not enough free disk space".

Actually, with FAT32, the file size limit is 4 GB, AFAIK.

It's 4GB minus 1 byte per Microsoft. However, his file is probably something like 4.1GB or so...which would still be too large for a FAT32 partition.

If I remember correctly, aren't DVD video files split into 2Gb pieces?

If I remember correctly, aren't DVD video files split into 2Gb pieces?

Yes, maybe a smaller, but it seems that he's not copying DVD movie..