Google Nexus 6 Transferring files larger than 4GB using android File Transfer. Is there a way?

[bembol]

I have a week to decide between the nexus 6 vs Note 4. At first the Size bothered me but now I'm thinking this isn't my daily driver, my LG G3 is. I'm pretty much going to use this as my back-up/iPod.

My issue with the nexus or any flagships without expansion is that I can't transfer files larger than 4GB, even if the nexus 6 came in 128GB it'll be useless to me.

Is there way around this? Thanks.

 

[someguy01234]

Re: Transferring files larger than 4GB using android File Transfer. Is there a way?

huh? Android phones uses EXT4 file system which support very large file size. Only when you use microSD card that use FAT32 have 4gb limitation. Nexus phones don't even microSD (except for the Nexus One).

I personally don't have this issue with any Android phones for a long time.

You could buy a phone that officially support 128gb sdcard, I guess they pay Microsoft royalty to support ExFat format, which support larger files than 4GB. But by default the internal storage will support larger files.

 

[bembol]

Re: Transferring files larger than 4GB using android File Transfer. Is there a way?

I don't know, still learning. So explain this to me.

 

[someguy01234]

Re: Transferring files larger than 4GB using android File Transfer. Is there a way?

What phone are you using?

It seems to be the limitation of that transfer program for Mac. I can assure you this will work on Windows and Linux via MTP mode without problem.

 

[bembol]

Re: Transferring files larger than 4GB using android File Transfer. Is there a way?

I'm using the G3.

 

[Zero187]

I've got a Nexus 5 with a Windows 7 PC and I can't transfer files over 4gb in size either. I opened a ticket with Google tech support and they confirmed the issue but said it would not be fixed and proceeded to bribe me with a $10 Google play credit. I don't want bribes, I want working products! How can I not be allowed to transfer a 4gb file? I've got well over 15gb's of space free!!!! So stupid.

 

[diamond.g]

Most likely the Android FTU is emulating fat32 which has the 4GB limit to file sizes. If you had a third party utility that allows you to read ext4 natively them you probably transfer files larger than 4GB.

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[happasaiyan]

I use Wifi Explorer and never have any issues.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...om.dooblou.WiFiFileExplorerPRO&token=UP1XOrjP

 

[Shane Zwicker]

I've found a workaround for this, it's not exactly a fix by any means but it will allow you to get 4+gb video files onto your nexus device. Just download winrar and use it to archive the file, split it into 2 or more separate files (each no bigger than 3gb) then copy those to your device, use android winrar app to unpack the files.
PS: you will need at least double the space of the file that you are transferring in order to use this method as you need enough space for the archived files and the extracted file.

PPS: this is a really dumb limit that should not exist on devices made after 2012, get with it Google...

 

[jj14x]

I've found a workaround for this, it's not exactly a fix by any means but it will allow you to get 4+gb video files onto your nexus device. Just download winrar and use it to archive the file, split it into 2 or more separate files (each no bigger than 3gb) then copy those to your device, use android winrar app to unpack the files.
PS: you will need at least double the space of the file that you are transferring in order to use this method as you need enough space for the archived files and the extracted file.

PPS: this is a really dumb limit that should not exist on devices made after 2012, get with it Google...

Just based on this "test" that you did, it is evident that Android OS doesn't have a 4GB file size limitation - else, you'd not be able to combine the files into one large file (over 4GB).
As happasaiyan & someguy01234 mentioned above, this appears to be a limitation on the software you are using to copy the file. Not Google's issue.

Try plugging your phone directly into your PC using a USB cable, and copy the files over, or use Portal app if your phone is on the same LAN as your computer.
@bembol, on a sidenote, if you are watching the movie on your phone, you can certainly compress it a whole lot more without noticeably impacting quality. Get rid of unnecessary voice streams. Most ISOs compress down to under 1.5GB with handbrake (even in high profile)