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CPUnltd

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From: Milwaukee, WI

Registered: 2009-12-05

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filesystem that works with both Linux and OSX Lion (and split .rar's)

I have come across an interesting dilemma... I have created something for a friend who has a mac.  The file is 5.36GB, so I can't put it on a Fat32 flash drive as is and have him copy it over.  If I format the flash drive in hfs on my linux box, his OSX box can't read it.  Transfer over the net with teamviewer has essentially failed due to friend's slow internet as well...  So here are my questions:

1) what fs format can OSX handle that Linux can create that will hold a >4GB file?
2) what is the best way to split this file into multiple smaller files (say 2GB each) in a series of files? I have not found a definitive answer for this... any and all help is greatly appreciated... been trying to get him this file for almost a week!

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pielas

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Registered: 2011-08-27

Posts: 10

Re: filesystem that works with both Linux and OSX Lion (and split .rar's)

You can split this file by "split" command and then merge the files using cat command ("cat file1 file2 > big_file")

hcjl

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From: berlin

Registered: 2007-06-29

Posts: 330

Re: filesystem that works with both Linux and OSX Lion (and split .rar's)

1. not nice but should work > ntfs
2. alternatively you can use rar. it's in aur

ANOKNUSA

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Registered: 2010-10-22

Posts: 2,141

Re: filesystem that works with both Linux and OSX Lion (and split .rar's)

The 4 Gb barrier applies to Fat16; Fat32 partitions can exceed 4 gigs.

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steabert

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Registered: 2011-04-18

Posts: 78

Re: filesystem that works with both Linux and OSX Lion (and split .rar's)

This is about files, not partitions.  The limit for fat32 is 4GB: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison … ems#Limits