Solved: The Item Can't Be Copied Because It Is Too Large For The Volume's Format
0Solved: The Item Can't Be Copied Because It Is Too Large For The Volume's Format
When trying to transfer large files from your computer or Mac to a flash stick, an external hard drive, sd card, or similar, you sometimes get an error saying that that the item can’t be copied because it is too large for the volume’s format.
Still, you know that you have plenty of space on your stick or hard drive. So why does this happen?
This limitation is due to the formatting type of your external storage device, which is almost always (MS-DOS) FAT32. Files larger than 4GB can not be stored on a FAT32 volume.
Issues addressed in this tutorial:
the item can’t be copied because it is too large for the volume’s format
A lot of people use USBs and other “Flash” storage devices to transfer their data between computers. Flash Storages are used because they provide much faster transfer speeds than most internet connections these days. However, many users have reported encountering the “The Item can’t be copied because it is too large for the volume’s format” error during the transfer of data on USB storage.
This tutorial will apply for computers, laptops, desktops, and tablets running the Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems (Home, Professional, Enterprise, Education) from all supported hardware manufactures, like Dell, HP, Acer, Asus, Toshiba, Lenovo, Huawei and Samsung.