Copy Problem

[mickzer]

Hi all,
I have an external 250 GB HDD(just 2 weeks old) which I’m using as a backup device.
I put all my music on it c. 5 GB (no problem)
I put all my downloaded applications on it c.6 GB (no problem)
Now I want to put all my DVD ISO’s on it I’m having problems.
I keep getting the following error:



I’m using NTFS on my computer and FAT32 on the external HDD.
Win XP Home SP2 with all updates.
I have plenty of free space on all drives on my system.
I’ve tried Copy/Paste Drag/Drop and Send To (same error)
See attachments:



BTW the unknown partition is test Mandriva Linux partition which, so far, is way above my head.

TIA. mickzer.

[GaryRouth]

The link to your error message doesn't work. Try simply copying the error & typing it into a reply here.

You mention an unknown partition with a test Mandriva installation on it? Are you sure that it hasn't taken up the unused free space during it's install?

You also have to factor in DRM and copy protection schemes, which can be a pretty good maze to navigate.

. . . Gary

[mickzer]

Hi Gary, Sorry about the attachment, but I found out what was causing the problem. It was the fact that it was a FAT32 partition with its' file size limitations.I divided the 250GB into two partitions in Computer Management > Disk Management. I formatted the first one in NTFS…No problem.
I then tried to do the same with the second one, except in FAT32…It wouldn’t let me do it …Only choice = NTFS. I then went into Run > cmd … And typed FORMAT E:/FS: FAT32 and it let me go all the way through to the end …before telling me that the Volume was too big(Another FAT32 limitation). Anyway, I divided that partition further (into 3) , went back to cmd and went through it all again….SUCCESS .Copied everything over again …no problems whatsoever.
BTW Even with a small enough partition Disk Management will not let me format as FAT32.

Thanks for all your help. How is it nothing is ever as easy as it should be with computers??

mickzer.

[GaryRouth]

Large hard drives can be complicated, that's for sure. Especially since a FAT32 volume (in theory) could be up to 8 terabytes, and Windows XP and Windows 2000 can write to FAT32 volumes greater than 32gb (if not in striped or spanned volumes). . . -- But the catch is that the Disk Management tools in XP can only create and format a FAT32 volume of 32gb in size [so you have to a different OS based tool to do the partitioning].

I keep a link in my Favorites to a MSKB article about file system limitations, especially as they are encountered with XP http://www.microsoft.com/resources/d...c_fil_tdrn.asp

Glad you got it all straightened out = nice work.
. . . Gary

[mickzer]

Thanks for the link, Gary.

Interesting reading, but slightly confusing.
I've added it to my favourites,too.


mickzer.