>Technically, the FAT32 format of the drive can't handle files larger
>than 4GB. Are the videos, etc., larger than that? To use larger files
>you need NTFS. Can you reformat that drive? If/when you do, can you
>transfer the videos?
Yes, I had some external drives that were FAT that I neglected to
reformat to HFS+. That was ugly.
>USB2 drives that are Mac formatted seem to be OK with large files, but I
>don't have a flash drive that big, only hard drives.
No, I'm finding the problem with HFS+ drives and USB2. Switch the same
drive to FireWire and the copy zips along.
You're right about the USB. I have a new USB2 terabyte drive that keeps
choking and stalling when I use TimeMachine, and just about anything
else for back up. I was going to use it for video, but now I don't think
so. I'm considering putting it in a FW case. Kind of a waste of a new
drive case. It's a Seagate that's quiet and looks kind of nice too.
It was NTFS when I got it. Tried FAT32 to use with peecees. Now it's
HFS+. Maybe it's the drive and not the case?
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