I have a 6.4 GB file. I have a 8 GB flash drive.
Why won't the file fit on the flash drive? More importantly, how do I get the file onto the drive?
I have a 6.4 GB file. I have a 8 GB flash drive.
Why won't the file fit on the flash drive? More importantly, how do I get the file onto the drive?
As ethanbmnz said, you likely have a FAT formatted drive.
So your options are To split the file, however it will need to be "glued" back together to be usable
In my opinion, better option is reformat the drive in NTFS, this way it can be usable on both Windows and Linux and you don't have the 4GB file limit
Try to check if there are hidden directories and files that actually occupies space.
Type this in terminal/command line:
ls -la
If there are no other hidden directories or files, you may have formatted your thumb drive in FAT32.
You can also check the capacity of your thumb drive being reported by the OS.