If the USB stick has a FAT or FAT32 filesystem, then individual files on it cannot be bigger than 4GB (this is a filesystem limitation, not a Linux issue).
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to nautilus in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059034 Title: nautilus fails to copy single file > 4GB to usb stick Status in “nautilus” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: I have tried to copy a single .iso image from /home/user/Downloads to a usb stick. On ending I got the error message that the file is to big to get consolidated on the stick. Enough space was available(16GB). I have used a openSUSE12.2 64bit dvd image for transfer. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: nautilus 1:3.5.90.really.3.4.2-0ubuntu2 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.5.3-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 Date: Sun Sep 30 14:44:08 2012 ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/nautilus GsettingsChanges: b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'geometry' b"'910x674+65+65'" b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'maximized' b'true' b'org.gnome.nautilus.window-state' b'sidebar-width' b'283' InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Alpha amd64 (20120722) ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, no username) LANG=de_DE.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: nautilus UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/nautilus/+bug/1059034/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
