How to get rid of a message that the file is too large for the target file system

Again, we will deal with the fairly common problem of ordinary users. After all, the limited file size on a removable drive is far from being an innovation. Is not it annoying if you downloaded the video from the Internet in the best quality, and your friends can not show it because the file size on the flash drive is limited?

If you have not yet understood what I'm talking about, I explain. Most flash drives have a file system called FAT 32. Its peculiarity is that when you try to write to it a file or archive with a total capacity exceeding four gigabytes, you will see a message from the system that the file you need for The entry is too large for the target file system. Now, I think you understand what is at stake.

But do not be in a hurry to get upset. I have good news for you. With the message that the desired file for recording is too large for the final file system, you can say goodbye once and for all. And for this you do not necessarily have to be a virtuoso in computer technology or have some kind of professional knowledge or skills. In order to be able to write to your flash drive files having a size of more than four gigabytes, you just need to learn one small secret about formatting a particular memory card. When you recognize it, you will be able to write to the media even a file that has the same size as the flash drive.

And this applies not only to flash drives. The message "the file you need for the psi is too large for the target file system" may appear even in the case of a hard disk. You correctly understood, it may be that your hard drive will not also write files that exceed the size of four gigabytes. Everything will depend on what your device has a file system. ExFAT, FAT16, FAT32 - all this will not work for you, because these obsolete systems do not allow you to see the data of large files. So, here's a little secret. You just need to format the required flash drive or disk in the NTFS system.

Once you do this, the files and the file system will be able to "negotiate" with each other. As you remember, the old woman "Piggy" before her installation asked us what file system we want to see on our hard drive. Most of us, of course, opted for NTFS. However, this OS did not allow to perform this action for flash drives. They could be formatted only in FAT.

Seven, fortunately, allows you to do this, for which developers should say a lot of thanks. And if you saw a message from the system that the file you need for the recording is too large for the target file system, reformat the device you are attempting to write to NTFS. If you have Piggy installed on your computer and do not want to change it to Vista or Seven, contact one of your friends who has the latest two operating systems installed so that they can format the USB flash drive or disk in the NTFS system. In extreme cases, contact a computer store or Internet cafe, where you will do it for a small fee, and even completely free.