Can't Copy ISO to USB? The Most Common Reason You Can't Copy that ISO to your USB Stick

The question: "I downloaded a ISO file that is 4.02Gb and I tried to cut/paste it onto a 8.0Gb thumbdrive and it’s telling me that the source file, 4.02Gb, is too large. Can you explain this..."

Indeed, I can. Or I can at least make an educated guess based on that. It's probably the most common reason some large files can't be copied to some USB sticks. AND it's easy to fix.

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[JJ-Glanton]

Thank you for just answering the question and not going into long explanation or channel plugs. You're a great guy. This was very helpful.

[jimink]

Maaan, thank you so much. I spend 7 hours for it. Tried everything. You just saved me!

[aminerarrbo]

i have been searching for this solution for a while, thank you

[bassaddict]

Thank you it helped allot espcially when you tend to overthink things like i do a straight short answer helps

[oikkuoikanen]

Thank you this worked for me. My usb stick was indeed in Fat32 format. Very good guide straight to the point.

[michelleperez]

Fantastic video-- short, sweet, and to the point! at least i didn't have to spend hours tearing my hair out trying to figure out why a <5gb file wouldn't fit on a 64gb usb drive!

[skraxel]

thank you for this video, very helpful

[Doomscrolled]

Leo you are the man! Thank you so much for the fix!

[skumarvel]

Thanks a lot. it helped and i could able to copy the files to USB.

[samratpaul]

Sir, while creating a Windows 10 BOOTABLE USB Stick(gpt format) by ''Windows Media Creation tool'' my Kingston 16gb USB Stick(gpt formatted), became WRITE-PROTECTED.... I tried DISKPART commands, Registry Editor, EasyUS Software etc etc, nothing worked.... Is there any solution...?

[JTA]

Very helpful. Thank you! I have a bit of a deeper question. I have an old Acronis True Image 2010 bootable CD and created an ISO. I tried using Rufus to create a bootable USB and it says the ISO is not compatible. I can't seem to get this ISO onto a bootable USB. Any suggestions?

[Sin_King_Sachin_D_Wijekoon]

Thank you for the explanation it's very helpful.

[xthexbeastx]

Do i use NTFS for Linux iso like pop os?

[TechDextro]

exFAT worked for me

Thank You Leo!!!

[maheshkumar]

thanks a lot .. Really helpful video.. It helped me.. thanks once again

[rashbubblingstudio]

thank you so much. working perfectly for me

[rikiout]

thanku sir for making this video it was really!! helpfull

[matthewstaten]

NO THAT IS NOT THE drive is already NTFS and ISO FILE Which is less than 2GB will not xfer from one external drive to the other.