So this is how you can format your flash drive on Mac and Windows and fix this weird issue, that does not let you copy paste files larger than 4 GB. Why the too large for the destination file system error occurs. Fortunately it’s a really simple issue to resolve. If trying to save a large file to a USB memory stick a message like the file ‘example.zip’ is too large for the destination file system will show. In the format section, you can select exFAT, if you want to use it with windows as well or if you simply want to use it with your Mac you can select Mac OS extended.Ĭlick on erase button and confirm in the next popup window. over 4GB in size), it isn’t, by default, possible to save these large files. You will see your flash drive appearing on the left-hand side of the disk utility, click on it.Īnd then click on ‘Erase’ tab on the top, you will get a bunch of option to select the format the name and erase the flash drive to format it. Launch disk utility, from Applications > Utilities, Simply connect your flash drive to your Mac, You can check the ‘Quick Format’ box and then click on start, it will take a few seconds for the flash drive to get formatted. Make sure you select NTFS or exFAT in the file system section, depending on how you are planning to use your flash drive.
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How to format your flash drive using NTFS or exFAT on Windows PCįormatting your flash drive on a Windows PC is simple, just connect the flash drive, Android click on the flash drive when it is detected on your PC, choose the ‘Format’ option which will give you the popup window very can format your flash drive. If you’re planning to use it only for windows you can go ahead and format your flash drive using the NTFS method but in case you are looking to use it with a Mac OS, you can choose exFAT, which is usable on both Windows and Mac OS.
Now, another interesting thing to note is that flash drive formatted using NTFS won’t be working on MacOS, you may be able to read the files but you won’t be able to write on you flash drive.
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