How Do I Copy Files larger Than 4GB?

stevest · 12-09-2007, 08:27 AM

I have a some iso's that I'd like to move to an external drive. The problem is that the iso's are larger than 4GB, and once I reach 4GB the file transfer terminates.
Anyone know how I can get around this.

jschiwal · 12-09-2007, 08:32 AM

Use a filesystem that can hold larger files. It sounds like the external drive is using FAT32.

You are running into a filesize limit with Fat32 and not a limit with the cp or mv commands.

If you will just use the external drive to transfer the files to another computer or for a backup, you could use the split command to break it up. Then simply cat the files together redirecting the output to a file.

teckk · 12-09-2007, 08:34 AM

External drive a fat drive?

http://search.yahoo.com/search?p=4gb...ficial&fr=moz2

stevest · 12-09-2007, 08:54 AM

Thanks folks.
What'd I do without LQ