Heath Before you format, try using WinZip to zip the files up and split them up into smaller files. Take them off the USB stick/drive/whatever you are using then format the drive.
Hope that helps. David http://www.taoofdavid.com http://www.davidhowellstudios.com --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Meade" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > yeah. :( Re-formatting it to NTFS will erase the stuff on there, so > you'll have to copy the good stuff elsewhere first. > > I should also point out that there are apps out there to allow you to > access an NTFS drive on a Mac if push comes to shove. (So don't feel > like NTFS means you'll never be able to plug it into a mac if you > absolutely had to.) > > HFS+ is the similar 'no limit' filesystem on a Mac I believe and there > are apps to read these drives from within windows as well ... but in > general if you're expecting to use it in windows, go with NTFS. > > - Dave > > On Nov 13, 2007 1:46 PM, Heath <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > D'oh....and I am guessing to reformat it, I would have to remove > > everything first and the re-format to NTFS, correct? > > > > fiddle sticks and fudge knuckles.... > > > > Heath > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "David Meade" <meade.dave@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Your drive in question is probably formatted in the FAT32 file > > system. > > > There is a 4GB filesize limitation in FAT32. > > > > > > If thats a serious problem for you, and you don't expect to be using > > > this external drive on a Mac or anything you could always reformat > > to > > > NTFS which does not have such a limit. (well it technically does > > have > > > a limit but its some crazy-huge number well in excess of the size of > > > your drive and thus one that you wont ever hit) > > > > > > - Dave > > > > > > On Nov 13, 2007 12:58 PM, Heath <heathparks@> wrote: > > > > Speaking of hard drives, has this happened to anyone else, > > whenever I > > > > try and transfer a video file that is over 4 gigs or so, maybe 4.5 > > > > gigs, my computer won't let me transfer it. It says the file is > > in > > > > use, but it's not, it only happens with larger files and Robert > > it's a > > > > Seagate, so any ideas? > > > > > > > > I am running Windows media center 2005, and it's set up with a > > usb 2.0 > > > > cable > > > > > > > > Heath > > > > http://batmangeek.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.DavidMeade.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > http://www.DavidMeade.com >
