The filesystem is the invisible mechanism on your hard disk that is responsible for keeping track of all the data stored on the drive. Think of it as a massive table of contents, matching up each filename with its corresponding data stored somewhere on the disk surface. Windows supports several file system types, the top three being:

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FAT (File Allocation Table, 16-bit) – FAT is used for all drives under 512 MB, such as flash memory cards and floppy disks. The largest drive supported by the FAT filesystem is 2 GB.

FAT32 (File Allocation Table, 32-bit) – Designed to overcome the 2 GB partition limit with the FAT system, FAT32 is supported by every version of Windows since Windows 95 OSR2. Today, it’s used mostly for flash memory cards larger than 2GB, and on older PCs running Windows 98 and Windows Me.

Many of you have probably encountered the same “file is too large for the destination file system” problem as I had a few weeks ago. When transferring some files from my friend’s laptop to my USB flash, there is a notification saying the file is too large for the destination file system. Yesterday, while copying some large files to an external hard drive, I was promptly issued this message by Windows: The file “myfile” is too large for the destination file system. So I wondered to myself what could possibly cause this issue. My external hard drive had tons of free space, so why would I not be able to copy this file over?

• Jul 09, 2017  The file 'install.wim' is too large for the destination file system. Was just copying over the files from my mounted Windows 10 (multi edition) MSDN ISO.
• The Duh Files - The file is too large for the destination file system. I think the easiest solution is just cut a large drive up and format natively for each OS.

In addition to the support for larger drives, it also supports smaller file clusters, so it stores information more efficiently than FAT. Read my previous post on how to format an external hard drive in FAT32.

NTFS (NT Filesystem) – NTFS, designed from the ground up to completely replace FAT/FAT32, is the default filesystem on all Windows PCs.

It offers security features like encryption and permissions, compression, and quotas. It’s typically faster and more reliable than FAT/FAT32, and supports drives many terabytes in size. Note that if your computer is not recognizing more than 2 TB on a larger hard disk, it could be because of the type of partition scheme you are using.

If Windows is the only operating system on your computer, you should be using NTFS—no question. The only compelling reason to use another filesystem is if you have a dual-boot setup with a very old version of Windows, in which case you’d need to choose a file system recognized by all operating systems on your computer.

View File System Format in Windows

To find out which file system is currently being used by a particular drive on your PC, just right-click the drive in Windows Explorer and select Properties.

You can also use the Disk Management utility (diskmgmt.msc) to see an overview of all of your drives. Click on Start and type in disk management. The first option, Create and format hard disk partitions, is what you want to click on.

If you’ve upgraded your PC from an earlier version of Windows, there’s a chance you’re still using the FAT32 file system. Assuming you don’t need to keep FAT32 for compatibility with other operating systems, you should convert your drive to NTFS. The process is easy, relatively quick, and won’t harm your data (although you should back up beforehand just to be safe).

Convert from FAT to NFTS

Windows provides the FAT to NTFS Conversion Utility (convert.exe) for this purpose. To convert drive C:, for example, just open a Command Prompt window(cmd.exe) and type:

Note that “c” is the drive letter so make sure to change it to the drive that you want to convert – otherwise you will be converting your local drive C, which is normally the Windows partition.

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Include the /v option to run in “verbose” mode, which provides more information as the job is processed. Type convert /? for other, more advanced options.

Note that this is a one-way conversion, at least when using the command prompt in Windows. If you need to convert an NTFS drive to FAT32 for some reason, you’ll need a third-party utility. If you need to do the same thing for a USB drive, read my previous post on how to format USB drives with NTFS. If you have any questions, feel free to comment. Enjoy!

Error: File is too large for the destination file system - FAT32.

Applies to:Resolve 'Can't copy large files over 4GB to FAT32 device' issue.

Why Can't I Copy Large Files over 4GB to My USB Drive

'Recently I encountered such a problem. I plugged my new 32 GB USB flash drive into my computer, trying to transfer some files to another computer with it. Files like MP3s, documents, etc. were all transferred quickly.

But when I tried to copy some DVD ISO files and video files, I got the error 'The file is too large for the destination file system'. Then the transfer failed. The biggest file is about 5GB and the file system of my USB is FAT32. Does anyone know how to copy large files over 4GB to USB flash drive?'

If you received the same error message of 'The file is too large for the destination file system' and couldn't copy big files to a FAT32 storage device, don't worry. Here is a brief introduction of FAT32 and NTFS:

• FAT32: Support to transfer and save single files below 4GB. (The default file system for USB, SD card, etc.)
• NTFS: Supports to transfer big files over 4GB. (The default file system for HDD, SSD, external hard drive, etc.)

It explains why you can not copy files larger than 4GB files to the FAT32 USB drive, memory card or other external storage devices. It’s easy to resolve this issue. You just need to convert FAT32 to NTFS first and then finish the file transferring process by following below two parts.

Part 1. Convert FAT32 USB to NTFS without Formatting

Normally, users can use Windows Disk Management or Windows File Explorer to format USB drive or SD card from FAT32 to NTFS. But it will delete all the data on the drive. We don't recommend you to do so.

Then is it possible to convert FAT32 to NTFS without formatting? EaseUS partition software - Partition Master allows you to do this job with simple steps.

Here is the detailed guide: Dmg to bootable iso windows.

Step 1: Install and launch EaseUS Partition Master on your computer.

Step 2: Select a FAT32 partition, right-click on it and select 'Convert to NTFS'. If you need to convert a storage device such as SD card or USB flash drive to NTFS, insert it into your PC first and repeat the previous operation.

Step 3: Click 'OK' on the pop-up dialog box to continue.

Step 4: Go to the upper left corner, click the 'Execute 1 Operation' button and you will see the operation details. Click 'Apply' and 'Finish' when the process completes.

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After finishing all the steps, you can copy the file larger than 4GB to the USB drive and transfer to the new PC successfully.

Part 2. Transfer Large Files Over 4GB to A New PC via USB

Now you can use the converted USB or SD card to transfer the large files on your PC with below tips:

Step 1. Connect the USB to your source computer.

Step 2. Copy and paste big files over 4GB to the USB drive.

Step 3. Disconnect the USB and plug it to the new PC.

Step 4. Copy these big files from USB, paste and save them to a secure location on the new PC.

Bonus Tip: Transfer Files over 4GB to New PC via Internat (without USB)

If you prefer a more efficient way for transferring files, documents, and even applications to a new PC, automated PC transfer software - EaseUS Todo PCTrans will help.

It allows you to effectively transfer files to a new computer with ease:

Step 1. Open EaseUS Todo PCTrans on both of your computers. Choose 'PC to PC' to go to the next step.

Step 2. Connect two PCs via the network by following the simple interface guides. Besides, make sure you have chosen the right transfer direction.

Step 3. Then, choose 'Files' and click 'Edit' to select files to transfer.

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Step 4. Select the specific files as you want. What’s more, you can click the Edit icon to customize the storage path for transferred data.

Step 5. Now, click 'Finish' and 'Transfer' to begin to transfer files from PC to PC. The size of the file determines the transfer time. Wait patiently.

To sum up, this page explains why you can't copy files larger than 4GB to a FAT32 device and guides you to resolve the 'file system is too big for target file system' error by converting FAT32 to NTFS without formatting and providing reliable solutions for file transfer.

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