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Old 20-06-2011, 07:22
rogerhcarr
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When I tried to copy a large batch of FoxSat HDR recordings over to my FAT32 formatted external drive, I got the "Can't copy a file over 4Gb" message. It was then a matter of trial and error to exclude then re-include each possible offender until the batch sucessfully copied.

Is there any way to pinpoint large files beforehand to avoid this somewhat cumbersome procedure, please?

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Old 20-06-2011, 08:25
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As far as I know the only way is to get an idea of how big files tend to be based on the duration of the recording.

It's not foolproof because different channels use different bit rates - HD obviously being much higher than SD. Also, with any channel using variable bit rate will you will get discrepancies for files of the same duration.
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Old 20-06-2011, 09:01
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That is where the ftp feature comes in handy should you have your box networked....

Then you can copy any file to your NTFS formatted computer hard drive.

Of course the ENC protected ones will still not play

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Old 20-06-2011, 09:23
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Rule of thumb

HD recordings 30 minutes or less should be OK, 45 min to 60 minutes will be close to 4GB.

SD recordings 105 min or less should be OK, Very long films may exceed 4GB.

Of course other than ftp access the answer is to format the archive drive EXT3.
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