Fix USB errors that cannot copy files larger than 4GB

You are trying to copy a file larger than 4GB to a USB drive or to a hard drive partition and encounter the "The file is too large for the file system destination" . If you encounter this situation and do not know how to handle it, please refer to the instructions below of TipsMake.com.

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First, let's find out the cause of this announcement. This is an error because your USB or external hard drive is using FAT32 format. This FAT32 format only allows you to copy or cut files that are smaller than 4GB .

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Therefore, to fix this error you only need to format ( Format ) USB, partition (D, E, F, .) or external hard drive to NTFS format. Here, we guide the case of USB, with the hard drive, you do the same.

Step 1 : You right-click the USB drive you want to change to NTFS then select Format

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Step 2 : In the File system section , select NTFS and click Start to Format.

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Note : This will erase all data in the USB so before proceeding Format, you should save important data to the hard drive.

You wait a moment for the system to proceed with Format (the time depends on the amount of data in the USB).

So you have finished formatting from FAT32 to NTFS . Please copy or cut the file larger than 4GB into the USB try it.

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