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    Error transferring ROMs: Too large for the destination file system

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    • XEntombmentX
      XEntombmentX last edited by XEntombmentX

      I'm trying to add ROMs to my 2TB external HDD (USB) through Samba Shares, but I'm receiving an error that reads: "The file 'xxxx' is too large for the destination file system." When I use the df -h command, it shows that /dev/sda1 (mounted as /media/usb0) is using 5.1GB out of 1.9TB (1%). When manually checking my used space through Windows Explorer (Windows 10), it shows 14.6GB in my external directory (13.7GB in ROMs). Either way, I'm still well below my 1.9TB allotted space.

      I thought it may have been an issue with the USB ROM services sharing the ROMs between my SD card and external HDD, so I turned that off to prevent that, yet I'm still having the issue. Any help is greatly appreciated!

      Edit: I should also mention that this error occurs regardless of whether I put the roms in \retropie/roms or \retropie/external/retropie-mount/roms.

      Edit #2: Apparently, this is only an issue for some of my C64 ROMs. I'm able to transfer 32X, PSX, and Genesis ROMs without any problems, which makes this an even weirder situation.

      Pi Model: 4B+
      Power Supply: Pi Brand Supply
      RetroPie Version: 4.6.7
      Built From: RPi Imager to microSD
      USB Devices: WD 2TB external HDD
      Controller: Xbox One S controller, wired
      Error message received: "The file is too large for the destination file system"
      Emulator: EmulationStation

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      • simpleethat
        simpleethat @XEntombmentX last edited by

        @XEntombmentX How big is the file you are trying to copy? What file system is you HDD formatted in?

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        • XEntombmentX
          XEntombmentX @simpleethat last edited by

          @simpleethat 24.6KB and FAT32

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          • mitu
            mitu Global Moderator last edited by mitu

            What are some of the filenames that you're trying to transfer and get errors ?

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            • Crush
              Crush last edited by Crush

              @XEntombmentX said in Error transferring ROMs: Too large for the destination file system:

              Edit: I should also mention that this error occurs regardless of whether I put the roms in \retropie/roms or \retropie/external/retropie-mount/roms.

              With a 2TB HDD formatted to FAT32, i think this is going to be the least of your problems in the long run.
              Might be a better plan to start out right and reformat to ext4.

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              • XEntombmentX
                XEntombmentX @Crush last edited by

                @Crush I'll reformat to ex4 and see if I encounter the same issue

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                • Crush
                  Crush @XEntombmentX last edited by

                  @XEntombmentX I dont know what your setup is, but you mentioned windows, if you want to be able to access the drive in Windows as well when you plug it in your pc then you need the ext drivers.
                  Requires hardly any setup. ext2fsd.com

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                  • XEntombmentX
                    XEntombmentX @Crush last edited by

                    @Crush I actually tried using that and after transferring everything to my hard drive and putting it in my RPi4, it had nothing on it. I ended up just moving everything through ethernet, which worked fine and I haven't run into this issue again.

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                    • Crush
                      Crush @XEntombmentX last edited by Crush

                      @XEntombmentX Ah shucks that happened to me the first time too.
                      For future reference, when done transferring files, right click the disk in the manager and select "Flush Cache to Disk" and then it's ok to remove the drive.
                      I should have mentioned that.

                      Glad it solved your initial problem.

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