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3 Justin 3 · 01-21-2010, 04:20 AM

So after googling to find an answer to my question I have another one:

Is there anyway to put a file bigger than 4GB on a FAT32 drive, WITHOUT formatting it?

My external HDD is a TB, but I have over 300GB on it already, and it is FAT32. That isn't the problem, it would take me a day to transfer all my files to another harddrive, then format it, then put all the files back, so unless I get another one, and have a Sunday off, I won't bother.

The problem is I want to put a 5.32GB HD movie file onto my iPod, using the iPod as a flash drive. I use it to watch HD movies that I download (Top Gear) on my PS3. The iPod is formatted in FAT32, but I am not sure if I format it to NTFS if the iPod will break, or something go wrong?

Anyone have any suggestions/advise? Is there anyway to break up the file into like two files, then put each file separately on the iPod, then put them back together?

Help!

Edit: Upon further reading, (talking about the iPod), could I partition the disc, and have 140GB FAT32, and the other 20GB NTFS?

01-21-2010, 04:20 AM	#1
3 Justin 3 Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: On my metal monster. Exp:	Question with harddrives, formatting, big files, etc. So after googling to find an answer to my question I have another one: Is there anyway to put a file bigger than 4GB on a FAT32 drive, WITHOUT formatting it? My external HDD is a TB, but I have over 300GB on it already, and it is FAT32. That isn't the problem, it would take me a day to transfer all my files to another harddrive, then format it, then put all the files back, so unless I get another one, and have a Sunday off, I won't bother. The problem is I want to put a 5.32GB HD movie file onto my iPod, using the iPod as a flash drive. I use it to watch HD movies that I download (Top Gear) on my PS3. The iPod is formatted in FAT32, but I am not sure if I format it to NTFS if the iPod will break, or something go wrong? Anyone have any suggestions/advise? Is there anyway to break up the file into like two files, then put each file separately on the iPod, then put them back together? Help! Edit: Upon further reading, (talking about the iPod), could I partition the disc, and have 140GB FAT32, and the other 20GB NTFS? Last edited by 3 Justin 3; 01-21-2010 at 04:27 AM.