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   Message 194 of 325   
   "Tony Valenti" to All   
   Re: USB thumb drive write/close problem   
   14 Jan 14 14:50:05   
   
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   Maximum file size on FAT32 is 4gb. Are you exceeding it?   
      
   tony   
      
   On 14 Jan 2014 10:40:10 -0800, mwvnews@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   >I have a 16G thumb drive formatted with FAT32 using DFSee as the tool to make   
   that    
   happen.   
   >   
   >I've got a directory on my local HD that I'm using XCOPY to save off on to   
   the thumb     
   drive.   
   >   
   >Part of the way through the copy, the system will report it is unable to   
   close the source    
   and target file.  It can routinely fail at the same place.  And once in a   
   while it gets farther    
   before  reporting this error.  It happens with the OS/2 Command and the 4OS2     
   Command applications.   
   >   
   >I'm thinking that the USB thumb (& system) is still trying to perform the   
   write operation    
   when the XCOPY command tries to close the file.  RSYNC program has a similar    
   problem and has failed at the same place too.   
   >   
   >RSYNC doesn't fail (nor does the XCOPY) if the destination is a USB Hard   
   drive, or a    
   local SATA disk.   
   >   
   >Has anyone else experienced this problem?  And if so, how did you get around   
   it.   
   >   
   >I'm using the eCS 2.1 delivered USB stack except for the mouse & keyboard.   
   >   
   >-Mark V   
      
      
      
      
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