File systems, like everything related toIT-sphere, constantly and dynamically developing. Who would have thought in 1996 that the maximum size of a fat32 file in 5-6 years would be considered insufficient? And limiting the size of the file fat32 - not the only drawback of this file system compared to other, more advanced counterparts.
Traditionally fat32 is compared to the file system.NTFS is also the brainchild of Microsoft. Among the advantages of this file system are the practically unlimited maximum file size (the theoretical limit is 2 exabytes), support for compressing files and folders, resistance to operating system failures, small size of one cluster and so on. But there is one major drawback - the flash drives, so popular now and in write mode, and in read / copy mode, work faster with the outdated fat32 file system. For example, very popular among enthusiasts, Corsair Voyager GT flash drives in fat32 in recording mode show a speed of 17-19 MB / s, and in NTFS - "only" 12-13 MB / s. Significant difference, right? And this proportion does not depend on the volume of the flash drive, i.e. The user gets a loss in speed for a drive with a capacity of 4 GB, and a volume of 16 GB.
Obviously, many users of thisThis may cause a problem: how to write a large fat32 file (the word big means a file larger than the maximum size of the fat32 file) on a USB flash drive? There is only one option - it is necessary to split it up, divide the file into several parts. But there are a lot of ways how to do this, and which one is better to use depends on the file type and the user's qualifications.
One of the easiest ways is to usearchiver WinRAR. Already from the first version this archiver could work with the so-called multivolume archives, i.e. archives, which are essentially parts of one large archive. I think even an inexperienced user will be easy to understand the necessary settings. Just in the window that opens when creating a new archive in the corresponding input field, specify the size of one volume (in bytes) slightly smaller than the maximum size of the fat32 file (for example, 4,000,000,000) and - voila, the archiver will create the necessary number of volumes of the new archive . If you specify the minimum degree of compression, the archiving process will take a little more time than regular copying. Extracting a file from a multivolume archive will be the same as always when unzipping.
Another way to split files into smaller pieces.- the use of specialized utilities. There are quite a few such utilities (Split Files, HJSplit, Piranja, etc.). Among them are a large number of free programs. The only and most significant disadvantage of this approach is the need for a computer on which you will combine the parts into a single whole, the same utility. Exceptions to this rule are found, but quite rare. So, most likely, you will have to carry either a distribution kit or a portable version of this program with you on a flash drive.
Как вариант предыдущего способа можно use file manager Total Commander. This program is very popular and is on many computers. In the "Files" menu, select the "Split Files" item, in the opened dialog, specify the required size in bytes or select one of the frequently used options, and you're done. On the computer on which you want to recreate the source file, you must select the menu item "Collect Files", while holding the cursor on the first part, and after a short time you get the source file.
More advanced users to splitlarge multimedia file can take advantage of specialized audio and video converters. In this process, many of its subtleties. The main thing is that a beginner should remember that the file size cannot be set to within a byte, which means that the calculations should use the file size by 5-10 percent smaller than the maximum size of the fat32 file.
