i bought this wd passport 320gb external hdd to backup all my files, music, movies etc.
when i try to copy files > 4gb its does not allow me. i think its because of fat32/ntfs format issue. if i format the hdd, i have to delete the wd software which comes with the drive?

any ways around this? if not, are there any softwares(free) similar to wd software for backup/sync ?

7/9/2008 9:36:16 PM

fat32 can only handle 4gb files

you can convert a drive to ntfs non-destructively

go to a command prompt

type "convert (drive letter): /fs:ntfs"

so, for instance, if i wanted to do drive D:

convert D: /fs:ntfs

7/9/2008 10:10:54 PM

so the data does not get affected during the formatting?

or should i remove all my data from disk before the format?

thanks, evan for the cmd thingie

7/9/2008 10:12:37 PM

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"you can convert a drive to ntfs non-destructively"

7/9/2008 10:16:28 PM

copied from cmd

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" Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\tsavla>convert G: /fs:ntfs The type of the file system is FAT32. Enter current volume label for drive G: ONE An incorrect volume label was entered for this drive. C:\Documents and Settings\tsavla>convert G: /fs:ntfs The type of the file system is FAT32. Enter current volume label for drive G: My Passport Convert cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Convert may run if this volume is dismounted first. ALL OPENED HANDLES TO THIS VOLUME WOULD THEN BE INVALID. Would you like to force a dismount on this volume? (Y/N) y Volume dismounted. All opened handles to this volume are now invalid. Volume My Passport created 10/28/2002 12:59 PM Volume Serial Number is 46F6-8546 Windows is verifying files and folders... File and folder verification is complete. Windows found errors on the disk, but will not fix them because disk checking was run without the /F (fix) parameter. Convert lost chains to files (Y/N)? y 32 KB in 1 recoverable files. Windows found problems with the file system. Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these. 312,492,320 KB total disk space. 14,112 KB in 220 hidden files. 81,536 KB in 2,537 folders. 129,467,488 KB in 24,540 files. 182,929,088 KB are available. 32,768 bytes in each allocation unit. 9,765,385 total allocation units on disk. 5,716,534 allocation units available on disk. The volume may have inconsistencies. Run Chkdsk, the disk checking utility. The conversion failed. G: was not converted to NTFS "

so now what?

7/10/2008 12:39:32 PM

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"Run Chkdsk, the disk checking utility."

7/10/2008 12:41:02 PM

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"The volume may have inconsistencies. Run Chkdsk, the disk checking utility."

7/10/2008 1:14:24 PM

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"Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these."

gee bob i wonder

7/10/2008 1:14:48 PM

it tells you in the command

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"Run CHKDSK with the /F (fix) option to correct these."

7/10/2008 1:15:27 PM

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"Windows found errors on the disk, but will not fix them because disk checking was run without the /F (fix) parameter."

7/10/2008 1:15:31 PM

i think i covered that

7/10/2008 1:16:08 PM

i saw only 1 reply when i went to go type mine. sorry.

7/10/2008 1:18:19 PM

no shit

its just that there are multiple instances of what this goober needs to do

reading is key and hopefully the obnoxious posting will show him/her the light

7/10/2008 1:19:01 PM

lmao

gg tdub, thanks for taking care of this in my absence

7/10/2008 1:37:41 PM