Are yes,…sorry, my bad. Forgot you’d said it was over 2GB. (Sorry I got sidetracked on talking about the Trash,…lol) - I may have misread the email in passing. Ooops..sorry. Too long a day (week),…lol. If ti’s going to a Windoze user and they have a fairly recent Windows system then you should be ok with exFAT in that case.
The other way to do it if you have something like Dropbox or OneDrive or similar, would be to put it in there (as long as you have more then 4GB storage space) and then email them a link for them to download it from. I use that when moving files too big to email. :) Or similar ways like that too. But yes exFAT should be fine. Kind regards Daniel Sent from my iPhone 7 --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that permission by the author be requested. > On 30 Nov 2017, at 10:45 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > Hi Daniel. > Thank you for your extensive information. > > It seems that the issue with MS-DOS (Fat 32) is that it cannot store files > above 2GB in size. > The video file I wanted to store is 2.3GB. > > Perhaps Mac OS Journaled does not have this restriction ? > But that is an issue if it is to be used by a Windoze user. > >> On 30 Nov 2017, at 10:07 pm, Daniel Kerr <wa...@macwizardry.com.au> wrote: >> >> Hi Stephen and all,…. >> >> Just a few other things that can affect this as well. >> I’ll try explain it as best as possible. >> >> With a Thumb Drive, if you have any items on it, and these get put into the >> “Trash”, they will stay there. Unless the Trash is “emptied” then although >> the Thumb Drive “appears empty” the items will still take up space as >> they’re sitting in the drive. >> A USB stick has it’s own “Trash”. And your User account (it when you have >> the computer on), also has it’s “own” Trash. >> Though they can appear to be “one and the same” they are actually different. >> >> To try and explain this another way. >> Let say you have nothing plugged in to your computer. You start the computer >> up and are just using it “as normal” (i.e. no external hard drives or USB >> drives plugged in). If you go and empty the Trash, you’ll get the “changed >> icon” of the Trash. (i.e. it will go from being a Full Trash icon to an >> Empty Trash icon). If you double click it to view the Trash, it will be >> empty. >> Now, if you plug in a USB drive or external drive. If it has anything still >> sitting in the Trash, the Trash can icon will “magically” appear to be full >> again. And if you view the contents, you’ll see things in there. These items >> would belong to the Trash. >> (you can also do this experiment by emptying the computer Trash. Then if you >> have a folder on the drive, (or create an empty folder) then drag it to the >> Trash. The trash icon will appear to be “full”. But once you eject the Hard >> Drive/USB drive, the Trash can will be empty again. Once you plug the drive >> back in, the Trash can will fill up again. (as it’s showing items on the >> external drive). >> >> I always try and keep my Trash can empty. That way when I plug things in, I >> know if they have anything to “check” or are completely free of space, as >> the Trash will also be empty. It’s a bit easy to trash where things are >> “Stored” as to what trash is there as well. (and then knowing that each >> drive is completely free when I plug it in). >> >> I’ve seen this happen before, where a USB stick will “appear” to be empty, >> but because the Trash can is “full” from things on the computer, as well as >> things on the external drive, you can’t tell the difference. So don’t >> realise the USB drive isn’t actually “empty”. >> >> Re the formatting of it. For the “best fit” for most computers MS-DOS(FAT32) >> is the better one to use. ExFat is meant to be a new (better) format, but on >> some machines they still may not recognise it. So to get the “best for >> everything” I’d say go with the MSDOS(FAT32). >> >> Hope that information helps people. (It’s a bit confusing, so hopefully it >> makes sense,…hehe). >> >> Kind regards >> Daniel >> >> Sent from my iPhone 7 >> >> --- >> Daniel Kerr >> MacWizardry >> >> Phone: 0414 795 960 >> Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> >> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> >> >> >> **For everything Apple** >> >> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and >> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of >> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of >> warranty or accept liability. It would be appreciated that if any >> information in this email is to be disseminated, distributed or copied, that >> permission by the author be requested. >> >>> On 30 Nov 2017, at 9:48 pm, Stephen Chape <chap...@bigpond.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Rob. >>> Just tried thumb drive 16GB again. >>> Does appear in Finder Sidebar. >>> Also now appears in Disk Utility (must have a mind of its own - now you see >>> me, now you don’t) >>> >>> Formatted in MS-DOS(Fat 32) >>> >>> Other options are: >>> Mac OS Ext Journaled >>> Mac OS Ext Case sensitive Journaled >>> ExFat >>> >>> Which do you suggest for use on both Mac and Windows ? >>> >>>> On 30 Nov 2017, at 8:49 pm, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>> >>>> Strange. >>>> >>>> I just inserted one and it came up in disk utility. >>>> Another one didn't come up immediately, but did ask if I wanted to erase >>>> it. >>>> >>>> Does the thumb drive appear in the finder? >>>> >>>> Rob >>>> >>>> On 30/11/17 6:45 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: >>>>> Thank you Rob. >>>>> Do you know how to format a thumb drive ? >>>>> It does not show up in Disk Utility. >>>>> >>>>>> On 30 Nov 2017, at 6:38 pm, Rob Phillips <r.phill...@iinet.net.au> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Stephen >>>>>> I've experienced this a few years ago. As I recall.... >>>>>> >>>>>> The drives are probably formatted with one of the old Windows formats - >>>>>> can't remember the name... FAT? >>>>>> >>>>>> On these drives the size limit of a single file is around 2GB >>>>>> >>>>>> If you format the drive with a modern Windows format, it will copy OK. >>>>>> Or in a Mac format - but then you can't share with everyone... >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers >>>>>> Rob >>>>>> >>>>>> On 30/11/17 6:03 pm, Stephen Chape wrote: >>>>>>> Hi folks. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Today a friend asked me to copy an MOV file onto a thumb drive for him. >>>>>>> The file is 2.23GB. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> It will not copy to a 8GB or a 16GB or a 32GB thumb drive because “it >>>>>>> is too large for the drives”. >>>>>>> I have since burnt onto a DVD for him instead. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I cannot understand what happened. >>>>>>> Any ideas please folks ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>> Stephen Chape >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>>> Archives - >>>>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Guidelines - >>>>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Stephen Chape >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>>> Archives - >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>>> >>>>> Guidelines - >>>>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>>> >>>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>>> >>>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> Stephen Chape >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > Regards, > Stephen Chape > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
