Unable to copy some files to a local disk -- Windows When files
are unable to be copied to a disk, the cause is usually the
formatting on the destination disk. Both Windows and Macintosh
support a file format called "FAT32". While this is a good file
system for compatibility between computers, it is unable to
contain many file types. It's limitations are: - Unstable at
larger sizes, and very prone to corruption - No security
features, so anyone can access any file at any time - Maximum
file size of 4GB - Can not contain files with \ / : * ? < > or
|in the file name. Because of this, most file transfer issues
can be resolved by formatting the drive out of this format. To
see if the drive is in FAT32, follow the procedure below for
your OS. Open an Explorer window. This can be done by opening My
Computer (Computer on Windows Vista), or by right-clicking the
start button, then choosing Explore. In this case, the LaCie
disk is the E: drive. It may differ in name and letter for your
computer. Once the disk is loca