OS 10.4 - not enough free space

richardmcla · richardmcla #1 (**permalink**)

02-27-2009, 12:52 PM

when coping photo files to cd or flash drive i get a cannot be copied because there is not enough free space message. i know there is plenty of space please help

chscag · chscag #2 (**permalink**)

02-27-2009, 02:40 PM

How large are the photo files? If your flash drive is formatted to FAT, there is a file size limitation of ~4 GB. And a CD can only hold around 700 MB.

Regards.

richardmcla · richardmcla #3 (**permalink**)

03-01-2009, 12:21 PM

thankyou for your response. i didnt no the file size for photos was so large.

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richardmcla #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Feb 27, 2009 Posts: 2	02-27-2009, 12:52 PM when coping photo files to cd or flash drive i get a cannot be copied because there is not enough free space message. i know there is plenty of space please help
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chscag #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 31,997 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	02-27-2009, 02:40 PM How large are the photo files? If your flash drive is formatted to FAT, there is a file size limitation of ~4 GB. And a CD can only hold around 700 MB. Regards.
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