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Sometimes when copying files over to a flash drive, I get an error.
Disk error
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What's the format of the flash drive?
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Pertinent to Jake's question, if your flash drive is formatted as FAT32, then there is a 4 GB limit as to the size of the file that can be copied - so, we need to know the formatting and also the type & size of files involved.
If the file(s) is under 4 GB, have you tried to copy other files, i.e. is it a specific file or multiple files - if the latter, then the flash drive may be the issue - have you tried other USB drives? Dave
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Thank you that solved my problem.
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Well, please let us know what the issue was, i.e. FAT32, file > 4GB, bad flash drive, or a combination? Might help others to know - thanks. Dave
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it was FAT32
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