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Apr 12, 2016 8:46 PM in response to kristinbryceby Niel,A volume formatted as FAT32 can't store files which are 4GB or larger. Reformat or repartition the drive.
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Apr 12, 2016 8:54 PM in response to Nielby kristinbryce,Hi Niel thankyou. ok so I have another WD passport that I can put it on but that one won't work on my tv? How can I get that to work on my tv? It is formatted to Mac OS Extended...
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Apr 12, 2016 8:59 PM in response to kristinbryceby Niel,Check the TV's documentation to find out which formats it supports, and reformat the drive in one of them other than FAT32.
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Apr 12, 2016 9:14 PM in response to Nielby kristinbryce,ok thank you very much, would that mean I have to take all of my data off the hard drive to reformat it? or can I re format it as it is without loosing all data? - I ask as I have allot of data on the hard drive so I not sure where I can put it to reformat it...
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Apr 12, 2016 9:22 PM in response to kristinbryceby Niel,1. Yes.
2. No.
3. Get another drive. Regardless of anything else, a drive may fail at any time; all the files you'd like to keep should be on at least two.
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Apr 12, 2016 9:33 PM in response to Nielby kristinbryce,Thankyou for your help Neil. Hmm not know where to go from here :-(. Yes that is why I brought the second drive when I got my macbook pro computer so I have the two, but one is formatted in FAT32 and the other one is the one I have been talking about with you..