Cannot write to empty space on WD external hard drive

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by thomsonir, Sep 21, 2008.

  1. thomsonir

    thomsonir Private E-2

    Hi Folks,
    I have a WD Passpport 250 GB USB external hard drive. "My Computer" shows I have 176 GB of free space on this drive. However, when I try to copy large files (4 GB) to the drive I get a "disk full" message. Any tips on how to rectify this problem?
    Thanks,
    Ian
     
    thomsonir, Sep 21, 2008
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  2. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    The WD drive is probably formatted as FAT32 which has a 4GB size limit for files. Break the file into two smaller pieces then see if it will transfer.
     
    plodr, Sep 22, 2008
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  3. thomsonir

    thomsonir Private E-2

    Hi Plodr,
    Thank you very much for correctly identifying the problem with file transfer that I was having.
    By splitting the files, I was able to copy them to the FAT32 drive.:major
     
    thomsonir, Sep 26, 2008
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  4. plodr

    plodr Major Geek Super Extraordinaire

    I'm glad it worked out for you. ;)
     
    plodr, Sep 26, 2008
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