Hello everyone. I'm having a problem with transferring data more than 4GB on my galaxy. In order to mount my phone on mac i'm using the Android File Transfer, but this application is not allow you to transfer a file which is more than 4GB is like the same with the formats Fat32 and NTFS on hard drives. How i can solve this problem?
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Dudes, bit of a dilemma, if I format my 16Gb micro sd to NTFS and put it in my desire, the desire doesnt like it and it formats it as FAT32 .. which is ok, but I would very much like to tranfer files as big as 4Gb to the "removable drive" when using the desire as a USB drive.
Only trouble is you cant do that when using a FAT32 drive.
Is there a way of formatting the SD to NTFS but stil the handset will work with it.. Ie if its NTFS the desire will want to reformat it but if its FAT 32 the USB storage options only good for the odd small file.
Anyway around this so that the 16Gb SD card can be used on the desire (ie for apps and the like) but can also be used in the usb storage option to transfer large files of upto say 4Gb ?
bit of a catch 22
Why can't you copy 4GB files to the SD card? My External USB hard drive on my laptop is FAT32 and I copied the contents of my old external HD to it without issue (about 200GB). File system isn't the problem here
And no, you can't use NTFS on the Desire. Which is why it reformats the SD card once you boot Android
No!
You can copy more than 4GB to a fat32 filesystem because FAT32 partition can be larger than that.
But if one file is larger than 4GB then you can't copy it on FAT32, this is a limitation of FAT32 filesystem:
FAT 32 max file size= 4GB
this reason :
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080529220411AADT6Ut
you can move 200Gb worth of stuff but not a single file over 4Gb on a FAT32 file system (apparently)
you see my dilemma ? hehe most annoying
Biggest single file ive ever seen was about 3 GB. Never knew about the 4 GB limitation to Fat32 before. What files larger than 4 GB are there? 1080p files maybe?
.ISO Image files in this case
(work related not smut or pirated material before any suspicions are raised hehe)
I think u like to share Games with your Phone.
Why u do not extract the image files and install from the folder later?
After extracting u can copy the folder to sdcard ;-)
because once i extract the .ISO
the "Beach Hussys" .AVI file is still too large
... but seriously, there has been a few files ive had that are larger, I liked you idea tho x thanks. But there has got to be a way
Wasn't aware of the 4GB limit in FAT32, never had a file large enough to transport around!!
you can use gsplit or h-split!!! to split files on pc!!..
cheers dude that is good to know
but I really want the USB storage facility on the Desire to match having a USB key .. ie tranfer a 4Gb file the same as I would to my USB key (which is optimised and formatted to NTFS) Then I only have to take one around with me.
I have done this and it works (providing you have it plugged into USB as soon as you switch on with NTFS formatted SD in the phone) but then the sd cannot be used in that state to save apps to etc - so its one or the other it seems
ive used the sd formatted to ntfs and put it in my desire and plugged it into a usb straight away and it works - but if u dont do it straight away the handset says "SD card not formatted do you want to format it now" in which case it will format it to FAT32 or not let you use it as USB storage device at all.
hmmph !
i guess it shouldnt be hard as long as you compile the kernl with ntfs support or modprobe.
you can also split your files easily with winrar
What about exFAT? Can Desire read that format?
u can also use programs like winrar to split em in parts as well.. if its a movie u want to playback though, ;p its pretty impossible unless u split it urself with a movie editor..which aint a hard task..
Just use winrar archive the file to multiple archives, copy them over and unpack it
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if you have a big sdcard and you transfer a lot of movies or files bigger than 4gb why don't you make 2 partitions on your sdcard....on FAT32 with the size you want on the desire and one NTFS for your data!!! i don't think it would cause any trouble. i might be mistaken though i never tried it. but for usbs works wonders
What about use partitions? Let's say 4GB FAT32 and 12GB NTFS... will it work?
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I think it should work, but the Desire wouldn't read the NTFS partition, you could only use it for USB file transfer.
Just got mine Sandisk SDXC 64GB card and it come with exFat. I can transfer large file over 4GB with SDCard adapter plugged in computer, but can't with phone connected to computer and why is it that way?
Anyone have same problem and transfer larger file then 4GB doesn't work while connect with the phone?
Have not got a note 2 yet, but I believe it has got to do with the file format of your SDCARD. FAT32 only accepts max 4GB per file.
Silvina said:
Have not got a note 2 yet, but I believe it has got to do with the file format of your SDCARD. FAT32 only accepts max 4GB per file.
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Wish its that simple.
Read again what i wrote: "I can transfer large file over 4GB with SDCard adapter plugged in computer, but can't with phone connected to computer "
If the card is in fat32 and it wont transfer files larger then 4GB with the SD Card adapter, right?
Im not alone with this problem, alot others have same problem and no one know the reason. Why it cant larger files when plug in the phone with USB cable, but it works over Wifi and some apps. But with much slower speed if using wifi.
Format the card in a Win 7 pc as exfat, i believe the note will read exfat and that handles files of over 4gb. Other than that you need to root and use an NTFS mount app.
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Wish its that simple.
Read again what i wrote: "I can transfer large file over 4GB with SDCard adapter plugged in computer, but can't with phone connected to computer "
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Perhaps it's some sort of MTP limitation then.
Wouldn't the fastest way be to use a card reader?
- Frank
I can confirm exactly same observation on my new Note 2. I am using SanDisk UHS-1 64GB and Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. The card is formatted to exFAT (confirmed in Windows) and I can copy 8GB file to it, using cheap SD card <--> USB adapter. When I put the card into Note 2 and connect the phone to Windows, it will pop up as GT-7100 with "Card" (external SD card) and "Phone" (internal storage).
Once I try to copy the same file to "Card" (using Windows Explorer), the system first asks if I am sure (because the format may not be supported by phone) and then quits with error message saying the file size is not supported (and nothing is written to the "Card" filesystem).
It seems like some limitation on MTP (or whatever it is), but I am confused, because from other threads I understood, there should not be any limitation on MTP regarding the file size.
It seems the solution could be direct access to the card via USB mass storage protocol, but it is unfortunately not available too.
Anyone knows if it is just a glitch, or new "feature" in JB?
Is it possible to format an external SD card or a 2.5" HDD connected via OTG to something other than FAT32 and make the tablet (8.4) see it ?
I've searched and found pages and YT vids about formatting to EXT2 and 3 etc, but they all seem to be for moving apps/games to the SD card with software like Link2SD etc.
I've formatted the SD and HDD to none FAT32, but haven't used the Link software. But, obviously the tablet can't see the card/drive.
I'm just wanting a storage location, not to move apps/games.
The reason is, I want to be able to download RAR files when away from home, then extract the files, but most of the files I'd download would extract to over the 4GB limit.
At the time of writing the tablet isn't rooted, but will be soon.
Thank for any help :fingers-crossed:
EDIT:
Never mind, I figured it out.
whats up guys?
So i just bought a 128GB USB C thumb drive. when i insert it into my pixel, it gives me the option to format it as internal storage or as portable storage. if i format it as portable storage, i can not download movies and shows from google play movies and netflix to it. the only way i can do that is to format it as internal. once formatted as internal, i can not insert it into any other device including my PC without having it have to reformat. is there a way to edit the partition it creates to half the size once its formatted on my phone as internal? this way i can plug it into a PC and still use it as a thumb drive? ive been playing around with EaseUS and have not gotten windows to recognize it once modified. anyone got anything?
ok so no matter how i edit partitions after android creates them, they get corrupt and i have to reformat it. now the other thing i tried it to partition the usb drive into 2 64GB partitions. android sees this as 2 partitions and allows me to select which partition i want to format as internal storage or portable storage. if i select the first partition, or the second, it does not matter, android will format the entire drive and use the full 128GB for the phone rather than the 64GB partition. so now my question is, is there a way to "trick" android into thinking its only a 64GB thumb drive so i can later format the second partition and have windows recognize it as a separate 64GB drive?
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ok so no matter how i edit partitions after android creates them, they get corrupt and i have to reformat it. now the other thing i tried it to partition the usb drive into 2 64GB partitions. android sees this as 2 partitions and allows me to select which partition i want to format as internal storage or portable storage. if i select the first partition, or the second, it does not matter, android will format the entire drive and use the full 128GB for the phone rather than the 64GB partition. so now my question is, is there a way to "trick" android into thinking its only a 64GB thumb drive so i can later format the second partition and have windows recognize it as a separate 64GB drive?
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What file format are you formatting the drive to? Have you tried formatting it in Windows exFAT and then using a decent file manager with OTG support like Solid Explorer? Are you using the stock kernel or custom? Sorry, I don't have a USB-C thumb drive.
I was formatting it to exfat I'm windows. Both partitions. When inserted into my phone andoid says that it is unusable and needs to be formatted. So I click on the first partition and format it as internal. Android reformats the entire drive. Not just the first partition.
If I format it as fat32, Android just reconizes it as a portable thumb drive. I can't change anything about it or format it as internal
This is on pure stock Android and kernel. I'm not rooted.
I have a Samsung Portable SSD T7 and wanted to transfer files from Phone to it. The SSD already has files on it but Phone says I need to format it.
is there any way around this? I don't want to have to transfer all the files off the SSD just to convince phone it is formated.
thanks,
the only way I've ever been able to transfer files to a larger usb drive, is with USB Media Explorer (formerly Nexus Explorer). It costs a few bucks (but you can get a refund if it doesn't work).
The drive has to be in FAT32/NTFS or HFS format type, but it should work.
If it's formatted in ExFAT you may be able to use exFAT/NTFS for USB by Paragon Software. I've bought it to use my ExFAT formatted MicroSD card through an adapter - I don't have any external hard drives or SSDs to test with. I still use X-plore File Manager to access the card through Paragon's app.