I have an 8GB file on my computer that I want to transfer to my USB stick, but I keep running into a problem because it says the file is too big. I'm not sure how to overcome this issue. By the way, I'm still improving my English, so I appreciate any help!
5 Answers
The issue is probably that your USB stick is formatted as FAT32, which has a 4GB file size limit. To transfer your 8GB file, you'll need to reformat the USB to NTFS. That way, it can handle larger files without any problems.
Just be careful—when I reformatted, I lost other files on the USB. Is there a way to recover them?
Honestly, if it's still an issue, buying a larger USB drive might be the simplest solution. A 16GB stick is super cheap these days!
Another workaround is to compress your file into a zip or rar format and set it to split at 4GB. This way, you can copy all the parts onto your USB and unzip them later.
Switching to NTFS is a good option, but remember if you're using a Mac, exFAT is a better choice since Macs can read and write to it easily. They can't write to NTFS without special software.
How much space do you have on your USB stick?
You could also consider using exFAT if you want it to be compatible with both Windows and Mac. It supports larger files too.