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File transfer to USB drive fails after 4.3 gb (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/9729797

I am needing to transfer a singular file of roughly 4.8GB from Linux Mint onto a thumb drive, so that I can transfer it to my Windows install on a separate partition on the same PC. However, it has repeatedly failed after 4.3GB, with an error message reading "Error splicing file: File too large".

How do I fix this issue, or get around it? I need that file moved.

EDIT: This issue has been resolved. It was caused by the thumb drive being formatted as MSdos, reformatting it to exfat seems to have done the trick. Just used right-click “format” on linux mint, no need for console or booting up windows.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Edit: nevermind, apparently I was wrong.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Theyd need a ntfs driver to do anything. If you try to do what you are suggesting without one, bad things happen. Unless that part of the partition isn't ntfs formatted.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For real? Even just cp?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

We have a specific driver for reading and writing to ntfs for a reason.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What's the reason? Honest question.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why do you think anyone bothered to write a ntfs driver if you could read and write to ntfs without it? Why do you think windows cant read ext4? What do you think file systems are?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I know where you're coming from.

The best way to be happy is to be kind. Seriously, just try it and come to your own conclusion. It works way better than trying to extract satisfaction from life, which actually just creates more dissatisfaction.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sorry if it's a noob question, but isn't a live session something you do with a USB stick without installing? The file is currently on the Mint install I used to torrent it, along with my other daily-driver things.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

isn't a live session something you do with a USB stick

Or, something you do with a fit Latvian girl...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Man, those guys who down voted you have no sense of humor. You made a sex joke in response to my video game piracy joke!