And again, we will deal with a fairly common problem of ordinary users. Indeed, the limited file size on a removable drive is far from an innovation. Wouldn’t it be annoying if you downloaded the video in the best quality from the Internet, and you won’t be able to show it to your friends because the size of the files on the USB flash drive is limited?
If you still do not understand what is at stake, I explain. Most flash drives have a file system called FAT 32. Its peculiarity is that when you try to write to it any file or archive, the total amount of which exceeds four gigabytes, you will see a system message saying that the file you need for The record is too large for the destination file system. Now, I think, you understand what is at stake.
But do not rush to be upset. I have some good news for you. With the message that the file you want to write is too large for the final file system, you can say goodbye once and for all. And for this, you do not have to be a virtuoso in computer technology or possess any professional knowledge or skills. In order to be able to write files with a size of more than four gigabytes to your USB flash drive, you just need to find out one little secret about formatting a particular memory card. When you recognize it, you will be able to write to this media even a file that is the same size as a flash drive.
And this applies not only to flash drives. The message “the file you need for zapsi is too large for the final file system” may appear even in the case of a hard disk. You understood correctly, it may be that your hard drive will also not write files that exceed four gigabytes in size. Everything will depend on which file system your device has. ExFAT, FAT16, FAT32 - all this will not suit you, because these outdated systems do not allow you to see these large files. So, here is a little secret. You just need to format the required flash drive or disk in NTFS.
As soon as you do this, the files and the file system will immediately be able to "agree" among themselves. As you remember, an old woman, “Piggy”, before installing her, asked us what file system we would like to see on her hard drive. Most of us, of course, opted for NTFS. However, this OS did not allow performing this action for flash drives. They could only be formatted in FAT.
Seven, fortunately, allows you to do this, for which developers should say many thanks. And if you see a system message stating that the file you want to write is too large for the destination file system, reformat the device you are trying to write data to NTFS. If “Piggy” is installed on your computer and you don’t want to change it to Vista or Seven, contact one of your friends who have the last two operating systems installed to format the USB flash drive or disk in NTFS. As a last resort, contact some computer store or Internet cafe where you will get it done for a small fee, or even completely free.