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  1. May 4th, 2006, 11:58 AM #1
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    Max file-size transfer to FAT32?

     
    What is the largest file-size one can transfer to a FAT32 HDD?

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    http://support.microsoft.com/default...;EN-US;q314463

    The last bulleted entry...

    You cannot create a file larger than (2^32)-1 bytes (this is one byte less than 4 GB) on a FAT32 partition.

    Is this on Windows XP?
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    From windows xp (NTFS) to the Archos 20gb mp3 player (FAT32).

    Okay, so about 4gb is the max i can transfer, thanks for the info!
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  4. May 7th, 2006, 12:38 AM #4
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    i think its like 4GB
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