4gb file problem

salmonz · 06-15-2009, 07:21 PM

I have a rar file that i'm trying to extract the contents of but the file is 4.4 gb and since i use fat32 it wont allow files bigger than 4gb.So how can i do this?
I was able to extract the files in the rar file using linux but i need windows to use it.i have an 8gb flash drive but i tried copying the file but it said there wasn't enough space in it but windows and linux claim that it has over 6gb...
Oh wait my flash drive is fat32 could that be my problem?please help -_-

**manic** · 06-15-2009, 08:14 PM

Fat 32 limitation, be it a flash drive or a harddrive.

**TheOutcaste** · 06-16-2009, 05:32 PM

If you can extract the files in Linux, just copy the files to the Windows partition, or to the flash drive, then copy to Windows. As long as no individual file is larger than 4 GB, that should work.

If any single files is over 4 GB, you won't be able to use it on a FAT32 partition.

06-15-2009, 07:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
salmonz Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 13 OS: Windows ME,Windows XP SP2,Linux	4gb file problem I have a rar file that i'm trying to extract the contents of but the file is 4.4 gb and since i use fat32 it wont allow files bigger than 4gb.So how can i do this? I was able to extract the files in the rar file using linux but i need windows to use it.i have an 8gb flash drive but i tried copying the file but it said there wasn't enough space in it but windows and linux claim that it has over 6gb... Oh wait my flash drive is fat32 could that be my problem?please help -_-

06-15-2009, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
manic Mod Hardware Team Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 5,245 OS: xp	Re: 4gb file problem Fat 32 limitation, be it a flash drive or a harddrive. __________________

06-16-2009, 05:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheOutcaste TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 821 OS: MS-Dos 6.22 - Win7	Re: 4gb file problem If you can extract the files in Linux, just copy the files to the Windows partition, or to the flash drive, then copy to Windows. As long as no individual file is larger than 4 GB, that should work. If any single files is over 4 GB, you won't be able to use it on a FAT32 partition. __________________ Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience Of course I know all the answers; I just don't always match the answers to the right questions. Rated R for Violence -- When your PC flies through a window, that's violent, right?