cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/9729797
I am needing to transfer a singular file of roughly 4.8GB from Linux Mint onto a thumb drive, so that I can transfer it to my Windows install on a separate partition on the same PC. However, it has repeatedly failed after 4.3GB, with an error message reading “Error splicing file: File too large”.
How do I fix this issue, or get around it? I need that file moved.
EDIT: This issue has been resolved. It was caused by the thumb drive being formatted as MSdos, reformatting it to exfat seems to have done the trick. Just used right-click “format” on linux mint, no need for console or booting up windows.
What file system is there on your USB drive?
When right-clicking the drive and selecting “properties”, the filesystem type is stated to be MSdos
I found this
https://www.engadget.com/2011-09-19-mac-101-format-choices-for-usb-flash-drives.html
So I think the advice about the FAT32 issue people mentioned is the issue :)
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