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copying files

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  • Started 5 years ago by coolmanoh
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coolmanoh
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I'm using Windows XP, SP2. How do I copy a 4.6 GB file from one drive to another? I keep getting the error message "There is not enough space on the disk". The drive in question has 16 GB free space.

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syn
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how much is left on the disk you are moving the file from......

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coolmanoh
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26.5 GB

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coolmanoh
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Problem solved. I formatted the destination disk as NTFS.

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syn
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ok

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