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Can you please tell me how I can copy a large file (11GB) to a thumb drive (16GB)?

I am copying from Ubuntu and I get a message saying that the file is too large when it reaches 4GB.

I want a Windows machine to be able to read that file on the thumb drive after the copy.

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    The android tag is a bit confusing here, since the question doesn't really mention anything about phones
    – Zoredache
    Commented Feb 11, 2011 at 21:38

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Format the thumb drive using NTFS. FAT32 limits you to 4GB.

If you need assistance with formating, follow the instructions in this link: http://www.ntfs.com/quest22.htm

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  • The OP wants a "windows machine to be able to read that file on the thumb drive after the copy."
    – ngen
    Commented Feb 11, 2011 at 21:15
  • @Zoredache: To answer your question, there's no native support for android to support NTFS format from SD card. Since OP said thumb drive, I'm assuming USB type.
    – ngen
    Commented Feb 11, 2011 at 21:21
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    And NTFS happens to be the default Windows filesystem.
    – grawity_u1686
    Commented Feb 12, 2011 at 19:02
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Alternative is to split it with a file splitter into <4 GB chunks. For example, you can use File Splitter. You will have to rejoin the files later though.

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  • why 'File Splitter' for windows when there is split on ubuntu?
    – akira
    Commented Feb 14, 2011 at 8:20
  • @akira, Because of the file needs to be used on Windows.
    – Vi.
    Commented Feb 14, 2011 at 10:48
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    first you have to split it on ubuntu in order to BRING it onto the stick. and you can easily merge the splitted files on windows via 'copy' (see elliottback.com/wp/combine-split-files-in-windows)
    – akira
    Commented Feb 14, 2011 at 12:24
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If your version of Ubuntu supports it and you're Windows target is Vista or Windows 7, exFAT may be an option.

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Using a windows machine you can convert directly to NTFS without reformatting if you wish. Run this on the command line:

convert x: /fs:ntfs

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