amenx Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 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.Please NOW in Microsoft Windows XP section, use [TAGS] in your topic's title.See rules.--Sonic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 Is this a movie you're trying to save on ur HD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siginet Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amenx Posted February 6, 2006 Author Share Posted February 6, 2006 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". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJARRRPCGP Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmX.Memnoch Posted February 6, 2006 Share Posted February 6, 2006 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LLXX Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 If I remember correctly, aren't DVD video files split into 2Gb pieces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1K Posted February 7, 2006 Share Posted February 7, 2006 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.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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