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...try to change the format of your hard drive to FAT32. Better yet since it is a 1TB try to create a partition one NTFS and one FAT32 because FAT32 cannot go beyond 4GB for files. Hope this

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...System follow NTFS Format and NTFS based File Managers support FAT32 format without any additional changes. Fat32 is also accessible in Linux Operating System without any modification ...

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...change this? Your disk is formatted using FAT32 file system. FAT32 has a maximum single file size of 4GB. Reformat your drive using NTFS file system to enable file saving larger than 4GB. To reformat ...

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...change my HD to a file system FAT32, now i know the deal in doing something like this and have tried different ways in doing so. Unfortunately each solution always ends in one problem either my HD is ...

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FAT32 for more compatibility) -> 'change drive letter and path' to assign a drive letter to your external drive(s) . Forgot to mention that if you choose FAT32 for your partition(s), your OS

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...FAT32 partition. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314463 If you need to store files greater than 4GB you will need to change the format to NTFS, which is not easy to do while keeping the data (so ...

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FAT32 format but it never works, it doesn't even start. And whenever I use a Mac it stops (like it's been disconnected or timed out before it could finish). My brother's laptop

...change from NFTS to FAT32 is formating the hard disk. You will have to install everything again after format it. NTFS is big files and folders. FAT 32 has its limits. Maybe it is but, disconnect ...

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...FAT32. Is that the problem? Does it change when she looks at it on her PC? How can I change the format back to MAC? Or will that drive just not take larger files? Greetings. files bigger than 4 gigs ...

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...change the format of the drive to NTFS. It must be kept as FAT32 in order to operate properly. If you are using SOHO NAS via ethernet, do not format it to NTFS. If you have any questions, please ...

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