1. It's NTFS
2. USB 2.0
3. I've tried all methods: dos prompt, explorer, Total commander.
Allway Sync, xxcopy, ycopy.... hang
4. I've also tried to use NERO Backup. But NERO breaks the file up
after certain size.
5. My files are > 1GB in size. Also happen for < 1GB.
6. I did some research and found some info on the Windows function,
CopyFileEX and CopyFile. I thought these utilities are all using this
function. So I thought I can try using a Unix port of CP command to
copy. Hey it's worked... but it does not eliminate the problem. I
did once encounter a hang (HDD red light) but I manage to copy many
files over. I'm just thinking that the Unix CP is using read to
buffer and write from buffer... but it still hangs, so I don't have a
conclusion at the moment.
On Mar 15, 8:58 pm, Andrew Rossmann
<andysnewsreply@no_junk.comcast.net> wrote:
> In article <c533a99b-3f62-4359-8f86-d98bebf797b4
> @i7g2000prf.googlegroups.com>, dingdongdingd...@yahoo.com says...
>
> > When I copy large files to my USB drive, it hangs. I've done some
> > checking and found there is a problem with Win2k that is fixed in
> > SP2. But I'm already using SP4. Any idea what could be wrong ?
>
> > I don't think it's a hardware issue. I've use the drive on a XP
> > machine and I can copy large files.
>
> Is there a common file size that causes the problem? What is the format
> of the USB drive (FAT32, NTFS?) USB1 or USB2? How are you copying
> (Explorer, command prompt, other program?)
>
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