I have a problem in transferring large files between two computers on a LAN. The two computers in question are both GX-280s running XP SP3. The LAN is wired. I am using cut and paste in Windows Explorer to try to do this. I have been successful in moving the smaller files (one as large as 2,831,154 KB) but when I try to copy larger ones I get
"Cannot copy xxxxx: There is not enough free disk space
Delete one or more files to free disc space, and then try again.
To free space on this drive by deleting old or unnecessary file, click
Disk Cleanup"
At that time the receiving drive had
78,891,602,272 byes Used Space
1,421,144,064,000 bytes Free Space
The File I was trying to transfer had 4,229,608 KB
A copy the 4.2 GB file that failed could be made (using cut and paste in Windows Explorer) to the same disk it was on. I have tried this both "pushing" and "pulling" and get the same result
I had thought that somehow the data might be put in memory before being written to the disk on the receiving computer and increased the size of Virtual Memory to
756/1512 MB (Initial/Maximum) on C Drive and
1500/3000 MB on D Drive.
System information show that there was 1,536 MB Total and 1.09 GB Available Physical memory before running any of this.
That still doesn't make it work
Is this a fundamental problem of Win XP? I don't see how the LAN itself (the switches and the cables) could be a problem. Surely the data would be sent in smaller packets anyhow since the smaller files that transferred successfully took a number of minutes to complete and it was possible for other computers on the LAN to talk to the DSL modem and the internet while the transfer was taking place.
