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What is Error 1309

What is Error 1309? I am trying to copy a 5 GB video to a 16 GB flash drive. Each attempt fails with this error.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.5

Posted on Jul 30, 2021 6:04 AM

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Posted on Jul 30, 2021 6:25 AM

A volume formatted as FAT32 can't be used to store files which are 4GB or larger.

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Jul 30, 2021 6:25 AM in response to kellidad

A volume formatted as FAT32 can't be used to store files which are 4GB or larger.

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Jul 30, 2021 6:59 AM in response to kellidad

Picking up on previous posting - re-format as exFat if using on both MacOS and Windows or if only macOS HFS Journaled

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Jul 30, 2021 9:22 AM in response to PRP_53

Thanks to both! Reformatted flash drive to ExFAT resolved the problem.

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