Moving large files

[RonJohn]

I have a rather large (7.4GB) .mkv file on one of my PC's that I need to move to another PC so I can hook it up to my TV via a HDMI cord. This file won't fit on any of my 8GB thumb drives for some reason. What would be the best way to make this transfer?

[Midknyte]

This file won't fit on any of my 8GB thumb drives for some reason

Most flash drives come formatted with FAT32. FAT32 has a file size limit of 4GB. You would need to either format it as NTFS or exFAT.

http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

[RonJohn]

Thanks Midknyte. I'll give that a try.

[fink]

If that doesn't prove successful then you could also split the file into two files each less than 4Gigs and then reassemble them after the transfer.

A program like 7-zip would do the job.. Spanning the mkv file into a split archive from which you could extract it on the second computer.

www.7-zip.org/

http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/guid...t-archive.html

There are other file splitting options.. Winzip, Winrar, HJsplit and others all can do the job.

[RonJohn]

In this case, reformatting the thumb drive did the trick.

Once again, you guys come up with a helpful response. Thanks a lot!