Why can't I send a large file to a FAT32 formatted USB Drive? [duplicate]












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Why can't my USB drive accept a large file, as in bigger than 3.50 gb, when it is formatted in FAT32?



My drive is a (16 gb) drive, but when I tried to send an ISO file to it while it was formatted in FAT32, it didn't accept it and showed a message that the file was too large. I reformatted my usb in NTFS and sent the ISO file again. This time the file was transferred successfully.



So why didn't it work when it was formatted in FAT32?










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  • This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
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  • Getting around the FAT32 4GB file size limit

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Why can't my USB drive accept a large file, as in bigger than 3.50 gb, when it is formatted in FAT32?



My drive is a (16 gb) drive, but when I tried to send an ISO file to it while it was formatted in FAT32, it didn't accept it and showed a message that the file was too large. I reformatted my usb in NTFS and sent the ISO file again. This time the file was transferred successfully.



So why didn't it work when it was formatted in FAT32?










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marked as duplicate by K7AAY, LPChip, Ramhound, Community Dec 21 '18 at 17:35


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  • This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:22














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This question already has an answer here:




  • Getting around the FAT32 4GB file size limit

    13 answers




Why can't my USB drive accept a large file, as in bigger than 3.50 gb, when it is formatted in FAT32?



My drive is a (16 gb) drive, but when I tried to send an ISO file to it while it was formatted in FAT32, it didn't accept it and showed a message that the file was too large. I reformatted my usb in NTFS and sent the ISO file again. This time the file was transferred successfully.



So why didn't it work when it was formatted in FAT32?










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This question already has an answer here:




  • Getting around the FAT32 4GB file size limit

    13 answers




Why can't my USB drive accept a large file, as in bigger than 3.50 gb, when it is formatted in FAT32?



My drive is a (16 gb) drive, but when I tried to send an ISO file to it while it was formatted in FAT32, it didn't accept it and showed a message that the file was too large. I reformatted my usb in NTFS and sent the ISO file again. This time the file was transferred successfully.



So why didn't it work when it was formatted in FAT32?





This question already has an answer here:




  • Getting around the FAT32 4GB file size limit

    13 answers








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marked as duplicate by K7AAY, LPChip, Ramhound, Community Dec 21 '18 at 17:35


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marked as duplicate by K7AAY, LPChip, Ramhound, Community Dec 21 '18 at 17:35


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  • This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:22


















  • This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:22
















This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
– James Dunn
Dec 21 '18 at 18:22




This question should be reopened. I disagree that it is a duplicate. The sited "original" question is about how to get around the file size limit, whereas this one was more simply, "why couldn't I transfer the file?" (because there is a size limit). These questions are closely related, but not duplicates.
– James Dunn
Dec 21 '18 at 18:22










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The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 (232 − 1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size.[1] Large video files, DVD images and databases often exceed this limit.







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  • Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
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Look at here especially §FAT32




The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 (232 − 1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size.[1] Large video files, DVD images and databases often exceed this limit.







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  • Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:23
















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Look at here especially §FAT32




The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 (232 − 1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size.[1] Large video files, DVD images and databases often exceed this limit.







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  • Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:23














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Look at here especially §FAT32




The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 (232 − 1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size.[1] Large video files, DVD images and databases often exceed this limit.







share|improve this answer












Look at here especially §FAT32




The maximum possible size for a file on a FAT32 volume is 4 GiB minus 1 byte or 4,294,967,295 (232 − 1) bytes. This limit is a consequence of the file length entry in the directory table and would also affect huge FAT16 partitions with a sufficient sector size.[1] Large video files, DVD images and databases often exceed this limit.








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  • Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:23


















  • Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
    – James Dunn
    Dec 21 '18 at 18:23
















Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
– James Dunn
Dec 21 '18 at 18:23




Also, see this question for additional ways to get around the problem: superuser.com/questions/440509/…
– James Dunn
Dec 21 '18 at 18:23



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