Free 105GB, Windows reports 5.5GB file too big for upload
Free 105GB, Windows reports 5.5GB file too big for upload
From the "completely silly" folders... The title clearly states what’s happening. Moved 105GB of files from a portable to my desktop. Now the files aren’t visible, there’s 106GB free, but Windows won’t copy a 5.5GB file because it claims the size is too big. WTH is going on? I can’t reformat the drive—it’s a WD Passport and certain programs must stay installed for it to function, so formatting doesn’t seem possible.
Neither the computer drive nor the WD Passport appears to be outdated. Did you clear the drive on your computer? It should have had 106GB of free space, and you moved 105GB of files to it. A clearer explanation would be useful. If you filled the drive up, Windows might be having issues due to errors. Also, if either drive is failing, it could cause problems. Try restarting the computer to see if it resolves the issue. Otherwise, manually locate and delete the files, then retry the transfer. If filling the drive during transfer causes problems, avoid doing so.
I've experienced tricky problems with big files and the WD passport too. I recently installed a case and used an old 500GB HDD. I suspect I had a similar issue but can't recall the fix... Maybe I got frustrated and threw it out the window!
It seems the USB device uses FAT32 format, with a maximum file size of 4GB.
That was my first thought, but Win10 won't allow recycling of 105GB deleted at once. And it's a tie! But it's @AbydosOne by a nose! I wondered about this, but wasn't sure, Win10 just happened to reformat NTFS by default. It works now. The only reason this became an issue was that I am considering repurposing an old Lenovo M71e (i3-2100 / 4GB / 200GB) as a web / media machine. There's a question as to whether the i3-2100 can consistently play higher-quality MP4s back (some DVDs don't play nice with Handbrake, so I record full-screen live playback and then trim / compress a final output file with VideoPad (yes, I know that's horribly inefficient, but it's what I have to do for best results, if I can even do it at all). Lenovo has only officially certified the M71E for certain processors, among them the 2100 / 2400 / 2500 and 2600. I'm on the fence as to whether a processor upgrade is required for this, so I'll be trying a couple raw OBS screen recordings, as well as a trimmed and compressed MP4 processed by VideoPad. If the 2100 plays them without issue with its iGPU, so be it. Now the question is, will the existing CentOS distro on the Lenovo still recognize this Passport formatted as NTFS? UPDATE: (Spoiler alert, it didn't) "Unrecognized file structure -- NTFS". So my next idea is to export these files in raw and lossless format directly to my other Passport, a 75GB model, and see if that works. I'm hoping it does, because I found a smoking deal on a 12TB HDD designed for NAS, but I have to jump on it by tonight. Edited June 3, 2022 by An0maly_76 Revised, more info