Why does it say "file is too large for destination" when the destination has more than enough space, and how to fix it?

Question

I brought an Onn 32 gigabyte usb stick from Walmart that I'm using for a place to store program and other thing. The file I'm trying to copy is 4.5gb iso file and the stick has 22gb free. When I try to copy it, I get an error stating that the file is too big for the file destination. This makes absolutely no sense, and I don't know why it's doing this. Is there a cause for this and how do I fix it?

Answer 1

Thanks for sharing the screenshot.

As expected, the USB stick File System is FAT32 which cannot handle files larger than about 4 GB in size. To fix this issue, you should change the USB stick file system from FAT32 to NTFS.

If you have any data inside your USB stick, back-up them somewhere else. Right-click on the USB stick > Format > Change the File System to NTFS > Format.

After that, check to see if you are able to copy your file into the USB stick or not.

Please keep me posted if you need further assistance.

Answer 2

Hi Evyn,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

It looks like your USB stick file format is FAT32 rather than NTFS.

Please right-click on the USB Stick > Properties > Take a screenshot and post it back.

Answer 3

Here's the screenshot.

Answer 4

the file is too big for the file destination. This makes absolutely no sense

For the destination file system. Which would be FAT32.

Answer 5

Thank you so much. It's copying the file now.