[1394] Re: Mac Firewire Drives on PC

[jeff chasick]

The limit he is referring to is a single file cannot be larger than 3G (or
maybe 2G) - FAT32 has a file size limit in terms of transferring files.  It
is not related to the size of the drive itself.


> I don't believe it does. I have a couple of 40-gig and a 60-gig drive
> formatted FAT32 for digital video capture and editing on my Mac.
> 
> Steve Kolb
> The Official Photographer
> Sacramento, CA
> http://homepage.mac.com/mackolb
> 
> 
> On Wednesday, October 1, 2003, at 09:58 AM, Ron wrote:
> 
>> Doesn't this reintroduce the 2gb file size limit??
>>> 
>>> Normally you would format the drive as a FAT32 drive so that Mac and
>>> PC can
>>> read the drive.
>> 
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