topic BA 10.1 2012 Data Update error - file is too big for the destination directory in ArcGIS Solutions Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-solutions-questions/ba-10-1-2012-data-update-error-file-is-too-big-for/m-p/751066#M798 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Well this is not really an installation issue but rather an issue prior to installation.&nbsp; The media is distributed as downloads in the form of 4 iso files.&nbsp; The idea is to mount these as drives and copy the contents out into a single directory from which the installation happens.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here is the problem (and solution) I encountered.&nbsp; There's probably not many who will encounter this issue but just in case...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>While copying the contents of ISO number 3 into a directory on a local drive I got an error that said something to the affect "..file is too big for the destination directory.."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I checked my drive space and had over 500GB free and even though the combination of ISO's produces a massive 30GB directory, I had more than enough room even though my computer insisted I did not.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The error occurred because the drive I was unpacking the ISO's onto was a FAT32 file system.&nbsp; Unlike NTFS which has a maximum file size of roughly 16TB, the maximum singular file size of FAT32 is 4GB.&nbsp; FAT16 has a maximum size of 2GB.&nbsp; I ended up finding a different drive with enough space and had no problem with the transfer.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If anyone else has an issue with this, you have options.&nbsp; I would first try to find out why you have a drive formatted as FAT32 to begin with.&nbsp; NTFS is supported by most windows operating systems.&nbsp; Many external hard drives are pre-formatted as FAT32.&nbsp; There are utilities to convert these to NTFS without losing or damaging the data but please always back up your files first to be safe.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>By the way, out of all the individual files provided by the ISO's there is only 1 file that exceeds the 4GB limit for FAT32.&nbsp; It is Address_Points.lox at 5.5GB.&nbsp; All of this could have been avoided by breaking this one file up into 2 separate files each below 4GB.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Good Luck,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Dave Jenkins</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:22:32 GMT DavidJenkins 2013-04-17T19:22:32Z BA 10.1 2012 Data Update error - file is too big for the destination directory https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-solutions-questions/ba-10-1-2012-data-update-error-file-is-too-big-for/m-p/751066#M798 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><SPAN>Well this is not really an installation issue but rather an issue prior to installation.&nbsp; The media is distributed as downloads in the form of 4 iso files.&nbsp; The idea is to mount these as drives and copy the contents out into a single directory from which the installation happens.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Here is the problem (and solution) I encountered.&nbsp; There's probably not many who will encounter this issue but just in case...</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>While copying the contents of ISO number 3 into a directory on a local drive I got an error that said something to the affect "..file is too big for the destination directory.."</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>I checked my drive space and had over 500GB free and even though the combination of ISO's produces a massive 30GB directory, I had more than enough room even though my computer insisted I did not.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>The error occurred because the drive I was unpacking the ISO's onto was a FAT32 file system.&nbsp; Unlike NTFS which has a maximum file size of roughly 16TB, the maximum singular file size of FAT32 is 4GB.&nbsp; FAT16 has a maximum size of 2GB.&nbsp; I ended up finding a different drive with enough space and had no problem with the transfer.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>If anyone else has an issue with this, you have options.&nbsp; I would first try to find out why you have a drive formatted as FAT32 to begin with.&nbsp; NTFS is supported by most windows operating systems.&nbsp; Many external hard drives are pre-formatted as FAT32.&nbsp; There are utilities to convert these to NTFS without losing or damaging the data but please always back up your files first to be safe.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>By the way, out of all the individual files provided by the ISO's there is only 1 file that exceeds the 4GB limit for FAT32.&nbsp; It is Address_Points.lox at 5.5GB.&nbsp; All of this could have been avoided by breaking this one file up into 2 separate files each below 4GB.</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Good Luck,</SPAN><BR /><BR /><SPAN>Dave Jenkins</SPAN></BODY></HTML> Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:22:32 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-solutions-questions/ba-10-1-2012-data-update-error-file-is-too-big-for/m-p/751066#M798 DavidJenkins 2013-04-17T19:22:32Z