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Post Closed as "Duplicate" by Kamil Maciorowski, Ramhound, DavidPostill♦ windows
improved formatting of error message
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Lindsay
Lindsay
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So why is it a problem, on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXCan empty 256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB fileto drag and drop a 4.86 GB file to it from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on (target)target_drive_name" 4

4.84 GB is needed to move this item. 

Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

target_drive_name

Space free: 238 GB

Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

So why is it a problem on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB file from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on (target)" 4.84 GB is needed to move this item. Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

So why is it a problem, on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (an empty 256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader, shows up as D: in explorer) to try to drag and drop a 4.86 GB file to it from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on target_drive_name"

4.84 GB is needed to move this item. 

Delete or move files so you have enough space.

target_drive_name

Space free: 238 GB

Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

improved formatting of error message
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Lindsay
Lindsay
  • 11
  • 3

So why is it a problem on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB file from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on "(target)" 4.84 GB is needed to move this item. Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

So why is it a problem on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB file from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on " 4.84 GB is needed to move this item. Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

So why is it a problem on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB file from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on (target)" 4.84 GB is needed to move this item. Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.

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Lindsay
Lindsay
  • 11
  • 3

Non-sensical message moving a file to external storage

So why is it a problem on a Windows laptop with an external USB memory device (256 GB microSDXC card in USB reader - it's empty, shows up as D: in explorer) to try and drag and drop a 4.86 GB file from C:? Also tried cut/paste.

I get a pop-up dialog titled "Move Item"

"There is not enough space on " 4.84 GB is needed to move this item. Delete or move files so you have enough space.

Space free: 238 GB Total size: 238 GB

I was able to create a text file and save it on D:.