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Why can't I copy a >2GB file to an external?
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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I have a Western Digital 240 GB external firewire hard drive. When I try to copy any file greater than 2 gigabytes, it stops at the 2 GB point and says "Disk Full". Everything under 2 gigs transfers perfectly. What on earth is going on? Is this an OSX issue? (I've got 10.2.6).
Thanks for any help!
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Professional Poster
Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Is it HFS formatted by any chance?
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JLL
- My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I am right.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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It's formatted "Mac OS Extended"...
Is this the wrong format?
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Mac Elite
Join Date: May 2001
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Since no one else answers ...
Mac OS Extended is HFS+ with > 2GB support (Mac OS Standard is HFS and would not support 'large' files), so your format seems to be okay.
But I have no clue why it doesn't work for you
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Senior User
Join Date: Jan 2002
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Did you send an email to Apple? Generally when you have an issue like that its best to tell them that it exists. Be sure to include as many specific details as is possible in order to get them to understand your problem and tell you why its happening, how to fix it and keep it from happening to others.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: New York
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I have heard of this problem before. Someone that had a firewire drive (i think a maxtor) asked me if I knew why. What kind of hard drive is it?
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Fresh-Faced Recruit
Join Date: Feb 2003
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Western Digital. These are supposedly good drives, I think...
It seems like it must be an OS issue, because like clockwork it stops at exactly 2GB. Maybe this is unrelated, but I also tried numerous times to export a 6 gig file from FCP to my desktop, and it gave me a "disk full" error as well, when there are 30 gigs of space left.
Could be a separate issue though...
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Forum Regular
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: PA
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Would you, by any chance, have Norton Utilities (or SystemWorks) installed?
It loads FileSaver which (I believe) has
problems with files over 2 GB.
I'm just thinking out loud.
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