Downloading 4+gigs Q/A

LexarkT11 · 02-28-2005, 07:49 PM

Q: When I try to download an item that is 4.07gig it consistantly stops at exactly 4gigs and says the disk is full, I have tried this in numerous folders on both my internal and external drives, 160gig internal 40gig external, not sure why it stops the download, downloading off dc++ incase it matters.

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Kilivek · 02-28-2005, 07:56 PM

lol i'd say god hates u, but perhaps it has something to do with pagefile. I know after i dl largeass files it spends a second or two "copying". Maybe while it's downloading it's stored in pagefile and pagefile is only 4 gigs, pure guess tho.

Ugh · 02-28-2005, 09:25 PM

If your HD(s) are partitioned as FAT32 instead of NTFS there is a 4GB file size limit. You can convert FAT32 to NTFS in windows xp but I've never done it. So you should probably search for it, for better advice.

LexarkT11 · 03-01-2005, 06:33 AM

My external is fat32 but my internal is NTFS...do they conflict or work off each other?

Guild Lackey · 03-07-2005, 08:58 PM

I would say that evternal drive is your problem. Switch it to NTFS if you can.

02-28-2005, 07:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 613 -11 Internets	Downloading 4+gigs Q/A Q: When I try to download an item that is 4.07gig it consistantly stops at exactly 4gigs and says the disk is full, I have tried this in numerous folders on both my internal and external drives, 160gig internal 40gig external, not sure why it stops the download, downloading off dc++ incase it matters. A:

03-07-2005, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Guild Lackey Samurai Blue Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Omaha Posts: 329 -1 Internets	I would say that evternal drive is your problem. Switch it to NTFS if you can. __________________

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02-28-2005, 07:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kilivek Banned Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: WVa Posts: 1,078 +0 Internets	lol i'd say god hates u, but perhaps it has something to do with pagefile. I know after i dl largeass files it spends a second or two "copying". Maybe while it's downloading it's stored in pagefile and pagefile is only 4 gigs, pure guess tho.

02-28-2005, 09:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ugh Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 51 +0 Internets	If your HD(s) are partitioned as FAT32 instead of NTFS there is a 4GB file size limit. You can convert FAT32 to NTFS in windows xp but I've never done it. So you should probably search for it, for better advice.

03-01-2005, 06:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
LexarkT11 Forever the Sickest Kid Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Toledo/Mentor, Ohio Posts: 613 -11 Internets	My external is fat32 but my internal is NTFS...do they conflict or work off each other?