Unable to put 2.63 GB file on USB drive

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Unable to put 2.63 GB file on USB drive

My 64 USB drive is formatted FAT 32. I know there is a 4 GB limit on file size. So why can't I put a 2.63 GB file on the USB drive. I get a message that the file is too large for the volume format.

iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13.1)

Posted on Dec 15, 2017 7:34 PM

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Niel

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Dec 16, 2017 12:00 PM in response to Lefkows

Because of an OS bug. Use a method other than the Finder to copy it.

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Lefkows Author

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Dec 16, 2017 1:33 PM in response to Niel

Hi Niel,

Thanks for that tip. I used Carbon Copy Cloner to copy the files over and that worked.

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