Not enough room in folder for backup!

[liturgical2007]

Hi,

I don't know if it is because I am new or because I am an English teacher and hopeless at IT but using DVD Shrink, I am fine until I get to the part where I have to make a backup. EVERY folder I go into only has some 3,700 space when it says I need just over 4,100. It keeps on saying not enough room in folders. I have appeared to try everything. Any idea what I am doing wrong??

Thanks

[setarip_old]

Hi!

The message is likely a reference to insufficient HARD DRIVE space.

Try emptying your "Recycle Bin(s)"...

[CWR03]

If you're trying to create an .ISO image for burning to an external program (which is the usual method) and the image is going to a drive that's formatted in FAT32, you'll get that error even if the drive is empty.

[liturgical2007]

I am trying to do just that... what is the solution? I am using Nero to burn the movie.

[setarip_old]

A FAT32 formatted drive cannot process individual files greater than 4Gb. So, instead of saving as an .ISO image, save as a standard DVD "package" of .IFOs, .BUPs,and .VOBs.

[blizard]

There is a better way to solve your problem as you will need to work with large file in any case, then FAT32 was made for. Most media based files are growing in size, so you would be better of to convert your harddisk file system to NTFS. You can do this according to this MS instruction (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb456984.aspx) by use of a command. You better read up on the pro's and con's before you do this and be prepared that you will loose data on those volumes that you change file system (FAT32->NTNF) by use of this command.

Another solution are to buy a new harddisk and format it with NTFS, then move set DVD shrink to store its working file on that volume instead.

Liturgical - from Windows XP, you can control your harddisk(s) and volume(s) from [Start>All Programs>Administrative Tools>Computer Management]: Here you can create different partition; make a harddisk to show up in explorer as different volumes (=from your point of view as user it looks like another harddisk) which then can have its own file system, become de fragmentated faster as it will have less size then the complete harddisk etc.

There is also the benefit of head less movement when you have two harddisk or more as those heads will not need to both read and write to different sectors on one harddisk at the same time. You can notice this when you move large files that it will take less time to move from folder A on harddisk A (=only one harddisk) to folder B on same harddisk and compare it to move it to folder B on a second harddisk B.