Sending 3D movies to a external hd

I try to send a 3D movie that i have d/led to a external hard drive, I cant, I get a message saying that the file is to big. Any one have any help? thanks
Answer #1
It’s a file system limitation,Your external is currently using FAT32 which has a 4GB file size limit,You have to convert it to NTFS,Refer
to the following article:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307881
Answer #2
thanks
Answer #3
might sound like a stupid question,,,,, I can not reformat with out losing all my movies i have on the drive right?
Answer #4
No need for format man… just go into the help section of the windows OS.
I quote.
Notes
After you convert a partition to NTFS, you cannot convert it back. If you want to use the FAT file system on the partition again, you will need to reformat the partition, which erases all data on it.
Some earlier versions of Windows cannot read data on local NTFS partitions. If you need to use an earlier version of Windows to access a partition on the computer, do not convert it to NTFS.
Although the chance of corruption or data loss during a conversion is minimal, you should back up all data on the partition before you begin.
To convert a hard disk or partition to NTFS format
Close any open programs running on the partition or logical drive to be converted.
Click the Start button , click All Programs, click Accessories, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
At the command prompt, type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs, where drive_letter is the letter of the drive you want to convert, and then press Enter. For example, convert E: /fs:ntfs would convert drive E to the NTFS format.
Type the name of the volume you want to convert, and then press Enter. You must use the existing name of the volume or the conversion will be canceled. You can view all available volumes in the Computer folder under Hard Disk Drives.
If the partition you are converting contains system files—which would be the case if you are converting the hard disk that the operating system was installed on—you will need to restart your computer for the conversion to take place. If your disk is almost full, the conversion process might not succeed. If you receive an error, try deleting unnecessary files, or back up files to another location, to free up disk space.