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I got a wedding video and it's a really big file at about 11 GB. and I want to backup this video by putting this from my PC to my mac, using a 250 GB external hard drive. So I could edit it with iMovie and what not. BUT......it wasn't that simple you see, I dragged the video from my PC's internal hard drive to my external one and it said something along the lines of it doesn't have enough space, when really it has 222 GB free?? I need to share this wedding with my friends and family and they are counting on my, so can someone please tell me what's wrong???? Thank you
Answer
Your external hard drive is probably formatted to the old FAT32 standard which can't handle files larger than 4 GB.
You can check this by displaying the drives's properties in Windows. Most external hard drives come formatted to FAT32 because it can be equally used (reading and writing) by all popular operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc.)
There are 3 possible solutions:
1) Transmit the video file to the Mac using your home LAN or WLAN. Mac OS X has file sharing options to allow Windows to access it.
2) Reformat the external drive in Windows to NTFS, the current Windows standard. It will take the 11-GB file without problems, and the Mac will be able to read from it. The Mac will not be able to write to the drive without additional NTFS driver software like 'NTFS for Mac' by Paragon or NTFS-3G.
3) Use WinZIP or WinRAR to compress and split the file into a multi-part archive (=split it into several files), copy the parts to the external drive. Copy them to the Mac and use a tool like Keka (free) to unZIP or unRAR them back into a single file.
http://www.kekaosx.com/en/
Your external hard drive is probably formatted to the old FAT32 standard which can't handle files larger than 4 GB.
You can check this by displaying the drives's properties in Windows. Most external hard drives come formatted to FAT32 because it can be equally used (reading and writing) by all popular operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, etc.)
There are 3 possible solutions:
1) Transmit the video file to the Mac using your home LAN or WLAN. Mac OS X has file sharing options to allow Windows to access it.
2) Reformat the external drive in Windows to NTFS, the current Windows standard. It will take the 11-GB file without problems, and the Mac will be able to read from it. The Mac will not be able to write to the drive without additional NTFS driver software like 'NTFS for Mac' by Paragon or NTFS-3G.
3) Use WinZIP or WinRAR to compress and split the file into a multi-part archive (=split it into several files), copy the parts to the external drive. Copy them to the Mac and use a tool like Keka (free) to unZIP or unRAR them back into a single file.
http://www.kekaosx.com/en/
can I use the external hard drive to work with Video editing?
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My hard drive (C:) is only about 80 GB but I've used it to store mp3.Many programs are installed in this drive also.Therefore, I do not have enough room for using with video editing.
Will getting external hard drive solve this problem for me?
Answer
Yes, but keep in mind that it may slow down the editing process.
The connection between your internal hard drive and the rest of the computer is much faster than a USB connection. Refreshing the video while editing may take longer but it's still doable.
You should consider getting an additional internal hard drive.
Right now you can get a 500GB SATA hard drive for $99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148264
Also, you can get a $10 - $50 enclosure and turn any internal hard drive into an external hard drive.
Yes, but keep in mind that it may slow down the editing process.
The connection between your internal hard drive and the rest of the computer is much faster than a USB connection. Refreshing the video while editing may take longer but it's still doable.
You should consider getting an additional internal hard drive.
Right now you can get a 500GB SATA hard drive for $99.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148264
Also, you can get a $10 - $50 enclosure and turn any internal hard drive into an external hard drive.
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