Windows 10: Destination not large enough for file.

Discus and support Destination not large enough for file. in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; I have a backup file from a program that I use and I am trying to copy the backup file to a flash drive. The file is a little less than 5GB, the first... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by jlprichard, Jan 5, 2019.

  1. Destination not large enough for file.


    I have a backup file from a program that I use and I am trying to copy the backup file to a flash drive. The file is a little less than 5GB, the first flash drive had a little less than 10GB of free space. The dialog box says the file is too large for the destination...So opened a brand new 16GB flash drive and tried that one...same result. Then I tried putting the backup in a compressed folder and tried again...same result. Any ideas? It seems to me as though 5 is less than 16... am I missing something?

    :)
     
    jlprichard, Jan 5, 2019
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  2. Files & Folders View as medium or large Icons

    To assist you better, we would suggest that you try to follow the steps below:

    • Open File Explorer.
    • Once you are viewing a folder, right click an empty space within the File Explorer window and select View from the dialogue menu, then choose Large or any icon you wanted to use. Alternatively, you can use the following shortcut keys on the keyboard to
      change your View settings:
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 1 Extra Large
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 2 Large icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 3 Medium Icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 4 Small Icons
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 5 List
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 6 Details
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 7 Tiles
    • CTRL + SHIFT + 8 Content
    3. Once you have the view set, you can make it the default view for

    every folder.

    4. Click Apply, then click OK.

    Update us on the result.
     
    Marivel Man, Jan 5, 2019
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  3. File Explorer not showing Extra large icons

    Hi,

    The icons might be set to appear in medium or small icons. For you to get extra large icons, follow these steps:

    • Open File Explorer.
    • Right-click in an empty space and navigate to View > Extra large icons.

    Let us know how it goes so we can further assist you.

    Regards.
     
    Vanessa Yar, Jan 5, 2019
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  4. Destination not large enough for file.

    Access Points and Destinations

    it takes a bit of getting used to moving from the access point lists to the destinations list they use now.



    a couple of points i would suggest that are useful is that

    1 many applications will inherit the settings specified in the browser or the 'default' setting in the destinations menu

    2 you can add destinations and copy access points to them, if say you want some things to use wifi and an internet cell access point in that order, but you want something else to only only the internet cell access point you can add it to a new destination.

    3 some apps that bring up the destinations list allow you to select access points from the options menu.
     
    flagpole---01, Jan 5, 2019
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