6gb iso file to copy to 8gb transcend drive

chicha · 16-01-2009, 10:48 PM

i have a 6GB iso which when i try to upload to my 8gb pendrive it says disk full, the drive is empty and has 7.4 free space. i tried formating the drive and tried with the same result, the drive i connected to the back pannel of my PC. windows XP is my OS. what could be the problem?

**MetalheadGautham** · 16-01-2009, 10:58 PM

FAT/32 supports maximum 4GB file size.
Convert drive to EXT2 or NTFS(with journal disabled).

chicha · 16-01-2009, 11:09 PM

oh god thank you.

but what is journal disabled?

gary4gar · 16-01-2009, 11:34 PM

flash storage wears out on write cycles , not on read cycles.

fat 32 is is a non-journaling file system.
ntfs is a journaling file system.

ntfs causes more more write cycles on flash drive than fat32 to copy same amount of data.
thus it should be avoided.

**MetalheadGautham** · 16-01-2009, 11:49 PM

Thats why I said try to disable journal on NTFS.

But I think EXT2 is the best choice for a flash drive's file system. It supports files of ANY size and is not journalising.

VexByte · 17-01-2009, 05:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Thats why I said try to disable journal on NTFS.

But I think EXT2 is the best choice for a flash drive's file system. It supports files of ANY size and is not journalising.

But can EXT2 be used under Windows environment ?

chicha · 17-01-2009, 08:25 AM

^

exactly the reason i mentioned i was using win xp. but thank you all.

**kalpik** · 17-01-2009, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MetalheadGautham

Thats why I said try to disable journal on NTFS.

But I think EXT2 is the best choice for a flash drive's file system. It supports files of ANY size and is not journalising.

Sorry for sounding noobish, but how exactly do you disable journal on an NTFS drive?