After double-checking to make sure it's OK to erase the removable drive, while it's still attached to the PC, open the This PC folder, right-click on the USB drive in question make sure it's the correct one!
If you are not sure which one to choose, select exFAT: it has more support from non-windows device manufacturers, so if for example, you would want to use the USB drive with a Mac or Linux computer, chances are they will be able to open the files from the drive without any additional tweaking.
Take control of your files and folders with AB Commander file manager for Windows 11, 10, 8. While you are deciding on which file system to select, you may also want to enter a Volume Label for the drive, such as Photos, or Movies, or some other short text to remind yourself what this drive you are going to use for.
Another option to select is Quick Format: if it's on, the file system of the drive will be replaced with the new one without erasing the whole drive, which would be much faster then performing a complete erase.
Press Start to begin the formatting, and when it's done, press Close to dismiss the Format screen. Now you should be able to copy large files to the USB drive even if they are larger than 4GB without encountering errors. Here is how to fix it. Your email address will not be published. When the Format screen appears, select exFAT or NTFS from the File system list: If you are not sure which one to choose, select exFAT: it has more support from non-windows device manufacturers, so if for example, you would want to use the USB drive with a Mac or Linux computer, chances are they will be able to open the files from the drive without any additional tweaking.
Also, you may want to check the Perform a quick format option, which should speed up the formatting process considerably. Step 4: Windows will warn you all data on this drive will be erased.
Just click OK if you have already made a backup in advance. The formatting will begin immediately and finally you will get a NTFS external hard drive. My Computer equals to This PC in Windows 10 is a location that all drives connected to this computer with drive letter are shown, and users can open them directly to manage files in each partition.
To format a partition with NTFS file system, you just do the following steps:. Step 1: Double click the Computer icon to load the hard drives.
Then press Start button. Step 3: Windows should warn you about erasing all data on the drive. Again, if you confirm that you want to proceed with the formatting, click OK. This may happen if your flash drive is treated by Windows XP as a removable drive.
Generally speaking, all external drives are treated as removable disk, unless you set removable drives as local drives. But there is still a way to fix this bug - not going for another OS of course. Please follow the guidance below:. Step 1: Under My Computer , right-click on the removable drive and select Properties from the shortcut menu.
Then in the new window select the Hardware tab. There, find and select the removable drive in the list and press the Properties button. Step 2: On the next screen, select the Policies tab, and there select the Optimize for performance option. Step 3: Now press OK for several times to close these windows, and try to format the drive again.
In this post, we have gone through 3 ways to cope with "not enough disk space error": to split large files to smaller chunks, to convert FAT32 to NTFS and to format external hard drive to NTFS file system, with detailed steps and the explanations to related issues. Now it is your turn to have a try if you are troubled by "not enough disk space but there is plenty" issue. Showing results for. Show only Search instead for. Did you mean:. We're back with another 'How we use Dropbox' story - so find out how Emmet uses Dropbox to organize a decade of photos here!
A How do I download a zip file from my Dropbox account if a message says 'the folder is too large'? Labels: Error Messages Sync and upload. How do I download a zip file from my Dropbox account if a message says 'the folder is too large'? Harry K. New member Level 1. I upgraded to a Trial version and I am getting the same error message. How do I access and download my legitimately uploaded files? Accepted Solutions. Re: Message " the folder is too large to download".
Just an FYI for anyone still checking out this thread, the file size limit has since changed to 20 GB for downloading folders. Note however that the folders must have fewer than 10, files inside.
Sending a shared link to a folder which is under 20 GB should allow non-Dropbox users to download it to their machine without any issues, assuming the following:. Hope this helps to clarify matters! Hi Harry, Are you downloading them from the desktop client or from the web version dropbox. Jonas J. Kind regards, J. Charles H. Who's your UX guy? How do I access the file I have bought a Pro licence to store!!?
I don't believe it was like this before but I cannot find any evidence to prove it. I wouldn't have set my file up like this if it didn't work before. Andrew F. New member Level 2. Work Smarter with Dropbox The way we work is changing. Sound good? Let's get started. Who's talking. Top contributors to this post Steven P.
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