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akurashy

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Registered: 2006-05-29

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Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

Trying to pass a video website backup to my external HD to keep secure but `cp` and dolphin keeps skipping them. I remember once solving a similar problem back then but in all honesty it's been so long I don't know which component was making it do that =/

Barghest

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From: Hanau/Germany

Registered: 2008-01-03

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Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

Is your external HD formatted with FAT32? This file format can't handle files larger than 4.0GB.

pyther

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Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

If the drive is fat32 then there is a 4GB file size limit.

Edit: Too slow; Barghest beat me to it!

Last edited by pyther (2009-08-22 11:52:58)

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joaca_rj

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From: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Registered: 2009-04-12

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Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

have you tried "cp -f" (force)? (just in case it's not a fat32...)

Last edited by joaca_rj (2009-08-22 14:19:46)

akurashy

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Registered: 2006-05-29

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Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

Is your external HD formatted with FAT32? This file format can't handle files larger than 4.0GB.

How do I know its file system, actually a better question for this is.. "where is a link for useful and daily commandlines" that covers things like knowing the file system =/ using dolphin as file manager

Profjim

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From: NYC

Registered: 2008-03-24

Posts: 658

Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

Is your external HD formatted with FAT32? This file format can't handle files larger than 4.0GB.

How do I know its file system

This will tell you:

df -hT

This might tell you:

mount

actually a better question for this is.. "where is a link for useful and daily commandlines" that covers things like knowing the file system =/ using dolphin as file manager

Good question. I don't know any one good place. Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is extremely useful to have under your belt, but it wouldn't have told you about these commands because they're not built into the shell. I guess my method was just to "man ..." anything I don't understand, and google & link a lot while browsing and I find some tutorial that looks useful.

You could also browse the O'Reilly catalog, look for a dead-tree book that looks accessible to you. By no means is that necessary, to learn the ropes. But it would help you cut through the frustration of having to find a good comprehensive overview and reference.

akurashy

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Registered: 2006-05-29

Posts: 75

Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

Is your external HD formatted with FAT32? This file format can't handle files larger than 4.0GB.

How do I know its file system

This will tell you:

df -hT

This might tell you:

mount

actually a better question for this is.. "where is a link for useful and daily commandlines" that covers things like knowing the file system =/ using dolphin as file manager

Good question. I don't know any one good place. Advanced Bash Scripting Guide is extremely useful to have under your belt, but it wouldn't have told you about these commands because they're not built into the shell. I guess my method was just to "man ..." anything I don't understand, and google & link a lot while browsing and I find some tutorial that looks useful.

You could also browse the O'Reilly catalog, look for a dead-tree book that looks accessible to you. By no means is that necessary, to learn the ropes. But it would help you cut through the frustration of having to find a good comprehensive overview and reference.

/dev/sdc1     vfat    932G  203G  729G  22% /media/My Book

vfat == fat32 or other type of fat?

evr

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Registered: 2009-01-23

Posts: 554

Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

yes, that's fat32

thisoldman

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From: Pittsburgh

Registered: 2009-04-25

Posts: 1,172

Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

where is a link for useful and daily commandlines" that covers things like knowing the file system

My recommendations and what I am currently using:

Simple language, but useful: Learning the shell

More detail but dryer reading (usually): The Linux Documentation Project Guides

And the command "apropos" to find appropriate man pages. For example "apropos disk"

Last edited by thisoldman (2009-08-22 15:27:15)

akurashy

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Registered: 2006-05-29

Posts: 75

Re: Can't copy/move files larger than 4.0GB

dammit! oh well, i'll change the FS later though... changing to ntfs it is already problematic ...