Disk Is Full

[webfact]

Can somebody explain this problem...?

Just bought a brand new external USB 160 GB 2.5 HDD.

When I try to copy a 5 GB zip file from my PC to that HDD I receive

an error message after 73% of that file are copied "disk is full" !

Please advise, I got no idea no more.

Thanks

[JohnC]

Just a thought, did you format the new hd before you tried to use it? als o check it si not on the old fat32 system.

[webfact]

Just a thought, did you format the new hd before you tried to use it? als o check it si not on the old fat32 system.

No, I didn't format it. It was already formatted with good old FAT 32 and some program pre-installed.

Actually I would like to convert to NTFS with a partition manager like Acronis or Partition Magic.

Can this be done without problems?

[Veazer]

It would be better to copy all the data off the external then reformat it rather than converting it.

After backing up your data, go to start --> Run and type 'diskmgmt.msc' (disk management). find your usb drive and delete all partitions until it is one continuous unpartitioned drive, then format it as NTFS.

[phaethon]

If there is no data on the disk that you want to preserve why not just use the built-in disk management to repartition/format the disk in NTFS?

Are you XP or Vista?

(edit: Also have you emptied you recycle bin recently?)

Edited October 23, 2008 by phaethon

[Guest Reimar]

If that Hard Disk is an so named Multimedia Disk, from which you can play Movies or Pictures directly to the TV, you should keep in mind that you'll need a FAT32 partition for the Movies.

So If you reformat, choose to use 2 partitions, 1. for FAT32 and the 2. for NTFS. so you can copy the movies and play them but the larger files as well to the NTFS partition.

Cheers.

[webfact]

If there is no data on the disk that you want to preserve why not just use the built-in disk management to repartition/format the disk in NTFS?

Are you XP or Vista?

(edit: Also have you emptied you recycle bin recently?)

XP and bin is empty

[phaethon]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000

[webfact]

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309000

Thanks to all posters for their advise. I have formated NTFS and now it works!

[Crossy]

If that Hard Disk is an so named Multimedia Disk, from which you can play Movies or Pictures directly to the TV, you should keep in mind that you'll need a FAT32 partition for the Movies.

I've bought several of the 2.5" portable players (friends saw them and wanted). The older units needed FAT32 but the last lot I got were happy with NTFS

[think_too_mut]

Can somebody explain this problem...?

Just bought a brand new external USB 160 GB 2.5 HDD.

When I try to copy a 5 GB zip file from my PC to that HDD I receive

an error message after 73% of that file are copied "disk is full" !

Please advise, I got no idea no more.

Thanks

Nobody actually said what the problem was. It's simple, even googling for "max file size under FAT32" would tell you, just roughly how and why you got to 73% of copy:

"The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 "null" byte (232−1 bytes). Video applications, large databases, and some other software easily exceed this limit. Larger files require another formatting type such as HFS+ or NTFS. "

[Veazer]

Can somebody explain this problem...?

Just bought a brand new external USB 160 GB 2.5 HDD.

When I try to copy a 5 GB zip file from my PC to that HDD I receive

an error message after 73% of that file are copied "disk is full" !

Please advise, I got no idea no more.

Thanks

Nobody actually said what the problem was. It's simple, even googling for "max file size under FAT32" would tell you, just roughly how and why you got to 73% of copy:

"The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GB minus 1 "null" byte (232−1 bytes). Video applications, large databases, and some other software easily exceed this limit. Larger files require another formatting type such as HFS+ or NTFS. "

guilty as charged, i didn't notice it was a single file.

[Daffy D]

If that Hard Disk is an so named Multimedia Disk, from which you can play Movies or Pictures directly to the TV, you should keep in mind that you'll need a FAT32 partition for the Movies.

Cheers.

Hi Reimar - Are you sure, I have one of those Multimedia boxes with 500Gb hard drive formatted to NTFS and that plays movies on my TV just fine.

[Guest Reimar]

Maybe I had should mention that those limits are suposed for the older (6 month +) Multimedia drives.

I'm getting old and sometimes forget to mention every possibilities!

Cheers.

[Daffy D]

Maybe I had should mention that those limits are suposed for the older (6 month +) Multimedia drives.

I'm getting old and sometimes forget to mention every possibilities!

Cheers.

Believe me I know that old feeling - Just ask the wife