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sp00rk

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Jan 11, 2004
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So i got this 6gb .dmg file on my desktop that receives an error when trying to copy it on my external Iomega 160gb USB HD. The error says something like "cannot copy file xxx.dmg" after it "completes" the transfer (about a couple hours).

can anyone help me out with this?

thanks
 
If the drive is FAT32 formatted then it cannot have files bigger than 4GB, otherwise I'm not sure
 
CanadaRAM said:
How is the USB drive formatted? If it is FAT32 (for use with a PC as well) then it cannot take a single 6 gb file.

Edit - Geebus you guys are fast.... :)

You're getting a bit slow there ;)
 
yea, u guys are fast. thanks!

and yes, its formatted in FAT32. how would i go about changing this? i hope i can...
 
sp00rk said:
yea, u guys are fast. thanks!

and yes, its formatted in FAT32. how would i go about changing this? i hope i can...

Disk utility and erase the drive and format it to something else in this case it would have to be HFS+ or some other variation.
 
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