4GB+ files on linux

Cyber Maid · 03-17-2007, 04:04 PM

I'm trying to extract an iso file thats larger then 4 Gig.
I know fat32 doesnt support files larger then 4 gig...but how do linux users do it?

I'm not planning on installing Windows...

reddazz · 03-17-2007, 04:26 PM

Most Linux filesystems support files bigger than 4 gigs so there is no problem similar to the FAT issue in Linux.

Tinkster · 03-17-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyber Maid

I'm trying to extract an iso file thats larger then 4 Gig.
I know fat32 doesnt support files larger then 4 gig...but how do linux users do it?

I'm not planning on installing Windows...

What's the target file-system? Are you using a /tmp
partition too small/too full for the task? The days
of file-size limits and that magnitude are long gone
for all of Linux' native file-systems.

Cheers,
Tink

Cyber Maid · 03-17-2007, 05:18 PM

lol, i just extracted it on my / drive...all my other drives are fat32.
Thanks guys, i thought ntsf was the only filesystem that handles files larger then 4 GB.

syg00 · 03-17-2007, 08:25 PM

In that case, p'raps you'd better have a read of this.