I just upgraded to the Windows 11 OS on Dell Latitude 5410. Whenever I copy a file, regardless of the size, I get the file is too large for the destination file system. The hard drive is NTFS. Any suggestions?
I just upgraded to the Windows 11 OS on Dell Latitude 5410. Whenever I copy a file, regardless of the size, I get the file is too large for the destination file system. The hard drive is NTFS. Any suggestions?
I just upgraded to the Windows 11 OS on Dell Latitude 5410. Whenever I copy a file, regardless of the size, I get the file is too large for the destination file system. The hard drive is NTFS. Any suggestions?
I have been running Windows 11 on my Dell Latitude 5410 since October 2021 and have seen no such issues. The only time you should see such a message is when trying to copy a file that is larger than 4GB to a Fat32 formatted partition (typically found on a USB memory stick).
Where exactly are you copying the file from and where to? A screenshot of disk management that shows both the source and destination drives may help us diagnose you problem.
1366x768 native resolution, up to 2560x1440 with Radeon Virtual Super Resolution
Hard Drives
1TB Samsung EVO 870 SSD
Internet Speed
50 Mbps
Browser
Edge, Firefox
Antivirus
Defender
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fully 'Windows 11 ready' laptop. Windows 10 C: partition migrated from my old unsupported 'main machine' then upgraded to 11. A test migration ran Insider builds for 2 months. When 11 was released on 5th October 2021 it was re-imaged back to 10 and was offered the upgrade in Windows Update on 20th October. Windows Update offered the 22H2 Feature Update on 20th September 2022. It got the 23H2 Feature Update on 4th November 2023 through Windows Update, and 24H2 on 3rd October 2024 through Windows Update by setting the Target Release Version for 24H2.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro
Computer type
Laptop
Manufacturer/Model
Dell Latitude E4310
CPU
Intel® Core™ i5-520M
Motherboard
0T6M8G
Memory
8GB
Graphics card(s)
(integrated graphics) Intel HD Graphics
Screen Resolution
1366x768
Hard Drives
500GB Crucial MX500 SSD
Browser
Firefox, Edge
Antivirus
Defender
Other Info
unsupported machine: Legacy bios, MBR, TPM 1.2, upgraded from W10 to W11 using W10/W11 hybrid install media workaround. In-place upgrade to 22H2 using ISO and a workaround. Feature Update to 23H2 by manually installing the Enablement Package. In-place upgrade to 24H2 using hybrid 23H2/24H2 install media. Also running Insider Beta, Dev, and Canary builds as a native boot .vhdx.
My SYSTEM THREE is a Dell Latitude 5410, i7-10610U, 32GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro (and all my Hyper-V VMs).
My SYSTEM FOUR is a 2-in-1 convertible Lenovo Yoga 11e 20DA, Celeron N2930, 8GB RAM, 256GB ssd. Unsupported device: currently running Win10 Pro, plus Win11 Pro RTM and Insider Dev, Beta, and RP 24H2 as native boot vhdx.
My SYSTEM FIVE is a Dell Latitude 3190 2-in-1, Pentium Silver N5030, 8GB RAM, 512GB NVMe ssd, supported device running Windows 11 Pro, plus the Insider Beta, Dev, Canary, and Release Preview builds as a native boot .vhdx.
Agree with @Bree, it depends upon the Destination drive, if using USB Thumb/Flash drives they usually come formatted as FAT32 which has a single file size limit of 4GB. Windows has a limit of 32GB on FAT32 partition size. I reformat larger drives using Linux with GPARTED program. I have some USB Thumb drives at 62GB, 128GB and one at 256GB, all factory-formatted at FAT32.
This thread has been marked as solved, but I don't see a clear answer.
@Spunk suggested there is a "file limit" saving to the root of C, but I am not aware of any file size limit that applies to that location. Attempting to save directly to the root of C will normally cause a permission prompt to pop up, but not a "too large for destination" error. And, anyhow, the OP said they were copying "from one folder to another folder", so this still remains a mystery to me.
I would really like to know the root cause and solution.
