Even after installing latest High Sierra patch (10.13.2) 2.5 gig mp4 video made with iMovie won't copy to 4 gig USB thumb drive. I was under the impression this latest update was going to fix the problem . . . still needs some work apparently.
That was suggest earlier, when I first discovered the problem before 10.13.2 and it made my thumb drive unrecognizable to and unusable by my computer. After the 10.13.2 install it was still unrecognizable but now I was able to reformat it to Fat32 so I could use it to store other files, but it still won't load my 2.5 gig mp4 iMovie, or any other mp4 iMovie. I'm afraid to try reformat it to ExFat again while it's at least partially useful.
Cuenlain wrote:
Even after installing latest High Sierra patch (10.13.2) 2.5 gig mp4 video made with iMovie won't copy to 4 gig USB thumb drive. I was under the impression this latest update was going to fix the problem . . . still needs some work apparently.
Not sure where you got that impression but the Finder still "thinks" the file size limit for FAT32 is 2GB.
That's correct. The file size limit for FAT32 should be 4GB. For whatever reason it's only 2GB in the High Sierra Finder. You can still copy up to 4GB files in the terminal, Finder replacement apps, and some others.
It's just wrong in the Finder.
Having the same problem with Sierra. Have formatted USB drive to ExFat and still doesn't work. I can copy MP3 files okay but not MP4. Says there isn't enough free space on the drive, although it is empty.
Your thumb drive is likely formatted Fat32. Format the thumb drive to ExFat.
Format it to ExFat.
I've copied mp4 files as large as 3 gig to Fat32 formatted USB drives before High Sierra. I was told the size limit was 4 gigs, which seems to fit with my earlier experiences.
It is a bug in Finder. Format the drive to ExFat.
You should create your own post in Sierra. The bug in High Sierra has nothing to do with Sierra.
Can't copy mp4 iMovie to USB flash drive
