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AnemicOak · 12-01-2016, 09:55 PM

Not really sure, but I know my 128GB drive is formatted FAT32 and has no problem when I copy my library to it (about 8GB, 16,235 Files, 5,384 Folders).

Is the library all contained inside of a folder (mine is called 'Library') or are you copying all of the individual author folders directly to the root? IIRC FAT32 has a limit to the number of files/directories you can have directly in root (512 I think?).

Perhaps try a fresh reformat (FAT32) on the drive or use NTFS (if everything you'll be using it with with support that).

12-01-2016, 09:55 PM	#2
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	Not really sure, but I know my 128GB drive is formatted FAT32 and has no problem when I copy my library to it (about 8GB, 16,235 Files, 5,384 Folders). Is the library all contained inside of a folder (mine is called 'Library') or are you copying all of the individual author folders directly to the root? IIRC FAT32 has a limit to the number of files/directories you can have directly in root (512 I think?). Perhaps try a fresh reformat (FAT32) on the drive or use NTFS (if everything you'll be using it with with support that).