File to large to copy

[Jarrodr]

Hi

 

I have mounted a external HDD to my unraid. I used MC (Midnight Commander) to copy between shares.

 

When I copy/move a file which is 27GB, does not allow me. How do I fix this?

[JonathanM]

1 hour ago, Jarrodr said:

When I copy/move a file which is 27GB, does not allow me. How do I fix this?

Free up space on the destination?

 

You gave us absolutely nothing to determine why you are getting the message, so I can't really be more helpful.

 

Tools, diagnostics, attach the zip file to your next post in this thread, also the full source and destination folder paths.

[Jarrodr]

Sorry for the delayed information.

 

Still getting the same error.

 

tower-diagnostics-20210902-2118.zip

[JonathanM]

What systems besides Unraid need to use files on that external drive?

[Frank1940]

@Jarrodr  Google     VFAT    

 

You will find that the VFAT has the following restriction:   

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Max. file size  4,294,967,295 bytes (4 GB – 1) with FAT16B and FAT32

 

Edited September 2, 2021 by Frank1940

[Jarrodr]

I want to transfer files to a windows pc. Should I format to NTFS?

[JonathanM]

4 hours ago, Jarrodr said:

I want to transfer files to a windows pc. Should I format to NTFS?

Yes

[Jarrodr]

Thanks. Changing to NTFS works.

 

Is there a way to speed up the copying time?

 

I have a single ISO file which is 50GB, the estimated time is 4 hours.

 

[itimpi]

The time is probably determined by the speed of the connection of the drive.   If possible use USB3 instead of USB2 as that is much faster.

[Frank1940]

What type of drive is this-- HD, SSD, Flash, Memory Card?  (Time seems slow even for USB2...)

[JonathanM]

It would probably be faster to attach the drive to the windows machine and copy to it across the network.