wouldnt let me cpy a file larger than 3G after I copied, the files will not show. though drive shows space used. HELP!
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Try formatting the thumb drive. Try NTFS. If that doesn't work, separate the file into parts. I use WinRAR. However, there are several freeware programs that would do it.
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thumb drive's are FAT32 on all computers, try to format it, then try copping the file again, if it does not work, you will have to split the file as suggested, I have put 4 GIG files on a thumb drive with no problems. another thing to think of, once the file says it was copied, it still has to make the drive index (like closing a disc after burning it), or the file will not be readable, so let it sit about a minute after it is done copping the file, before trying to check it.
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I'm making an assumption that you are using Window XP. Vista, Win7, or Win8. If that is the case the USB should be formatted for NTFS. not FAT32.
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I wish I could be of help, but so awfully sorry I haven't encountered problems similar to yours since I haven't copied files larger than 3Gig.
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I wish I had an answer to that plea for help but my files are so much smaller and even at 30 or 40 files I have no problem with my PNY III 32 GB USB 2.0
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I'm running windows 8 and the drive gives the option to format to exFat. This allows you to use the drive on both PC and MAC without the 4GB file max.
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I copied the disk contents on a USB stick from a work system. You may want to do the same.
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I have a same question ! If you get an answer please let me know too. I am desperately searching for to increase my drive storage !
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If you can, try a different flash drive and/or using the flash drive in another port to make sure it's not the problem. Do as other answers say, check that your connection to the motherboard is good and possibly check drivers. If the flash drive works elsewhere then reformatting it probably wont help, but it doesn't hurt to try. Otherwise, sounds like a bad unit. I transfer large files all the time with no issue.
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It came formatted in FAT32, I reformatted it to NTFS as I use large image files on it and can not use FAT32 due to the file size limitation of 4GB for a single file.
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No limits on file size for transfer. None reported and none encountered!Can't say the same if you reformat it in fat32 yourself.
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Look for Overview of Disk Management in Admin Tools and format your disc using GPT. Then you will see all 4tb (though you won't get all 4tb, nobody does.)
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You'll loose some space to formatting. For instance it may only be 105GB instead of the 120GB.
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If you reformat the drive you'll erase all the present data on it. If it's a brand new drive, just format it for FAT32 and both -Win7 and OS X- can read it. As to the file size limit, there is none.
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I have deleted large files from my "Passport" and then opened the drive to be sure that all files were deleted. I had no problem with this procedure. When you, "tried to delete", your large file, did you have any problems?
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as long as you leave it formatted in NTFS,(which is the format that mine came in with) there really isn't a size limit. If you re-format to FAT32,then it's 4gig.
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It wasn't viewable in any OS I tried all three,But the last solution here worked as I had to make new partition and quick format it and in this way it also gave it a drive letter.I did this on an XP machine and Now it worked.
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The short answer is yes. My C drive shows 95.3 GB and the D drive shows 121 GB.
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I will agree with the other two comments.. Just upgrade the drive to a larger size. Storage is pretty cheap these days. Good Luck!
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I dunno if it's a formatting thing, but I tried to plug in my portable 120GB external drive, and it blanked. My 1GB stick came up with a menu though, so there's gotta be a size limit somewhere, I just don't know where it it.
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Thanks, I'll look into how that is done. Also, can a flashdrive handle a program this large or only just files?