Cannot transfer contents of DVD to PC

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brooke1

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I have a data DVD of some 2.25 Gb which I want to transfer to my PC. I have tried various methods including creating a a new folder and transferring the DVD contents, creating a folder in 'C', but every time I get a message saying that the DVD is too big (or such words).
Is there a solution, please?
Alan.
 

My Computer

System One

Welcome to the forums brooke 1...

First of all, knowing your systems specs would help troubleshoot your problem better, 2nd, knowing the exact error message will go a long way since, this way, we don't have to speculate.

How big is your hdd and how much space do you have free on it? is your HDD Fat32 or NTFS?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom Built
    CPU
    Intel Q9650 w/CM V8 Cooler...
    Motherboard
    EVGA 780i SLI FTW... Latest Bios & Drivers
    Memory
    Corsair Dominator 8GB (4 x 2GB) PC2-8500C5D
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX260
    Sound Card
    Realtek High Def Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Acer 22" LCD Widescreen
    Screen Resolution
    1680 x 1050
    Hard Drives
    WD Velociraptor 160GB
    Samsung Sata 750GB
    Maxtor External 160GB
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling 750w Silencer
    Case
    Thermaltake Speedo Advance
    Cooling
    Air Cooled... See CPU
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Logitech G7
    Internet Speed
    Comcast 6MB Broadband
    Other Info
    Linksys WRT54G router
In addition it would be useful to know what operating system you are using and which methods you tried to transfer the file. Also is it one file of 2.25GBs or several files.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
Sorry for the omissions.
I use Vista and my Hard Disc is 750 Gb of which 699 Gb are free at the moment.
The disc I am trying to transfer to the PC is 2.25 Gb in size.
The message I get is that it is too large and gives me the choice 'Try Again', 'Skip' or 'Cancel'.
I first of all created a new file and named it abc but up came the no-no message.
I then opened Programme Files and created a New File there and tried to transfer the DVD contents, again getting the same message.
My HDD is NFTS.
I actually did have this file on my PC until two days ago when I had to reinstall Windows and now it doesn't want to know!
Alan.
 

My Computer

System One

I created a new folder by right clicking on the desk top and
a. Tried to drag the CD contents into it, then as that failed,
b. Copy and pasting the CD to the New Folder.
Neither worked.
I do not understand your sugestion of Move to Folder. How do I do this?
Alan.
 

My Computer

System One

brooke, read the instructions that i have linked. You install the feature on your system (under "Install" you find the download - best install both the copy and move functions). Then you right click on the folder you want to move, click on "Move to folder...", navigate to the target folder and click "Move" - You'll see. It is simple.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
I am glad it worked. This is usually a much better way of moving or copying files than the classic drag or copy/paste. I suspect your initial problem was a problem with the size of the clipboard on your system. It probably could not accomodate such a big file.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs
    1x60GB OCZ SSD
    6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
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