Jump to content

Roxio Community

Tivo Transfer Limits Size Of Download To 3.9 Gb


  • Please log in to reply
2 replies to this topic

#1 Juan49

Juan49

    Newbie

  • Members
  • Pip
  • 2 posts

Posted 23 April 2009 - 07:55 AM

I have no problem with downloading HD content from my TiVo HD to the Mac using TiVo transfer; however the size of my files are 3.9 GB.  When I play the recording on my Mac, I find that only the first portion of the movie or recording has actually been downloaded. : huh.gif :

Any ideas?  I checked and could not find anything that would indicate why the size of the download is limited and this has happened on every recording I downloaded.

Thanks.
Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.  ~Aldous Huxley

#2 gaper1

gaper1

    Digital Master

  • Members
  • PipPipPipPipPip
  • 902 posts

Posted 24 April 2009 - 06:35 AM

do you have any recording that's shorter (smaller)? ARe those files complete after you transfer them?

#3 Juan49

Juan49

    Newbie

  • Members
  • Pip
  • 2 posts

Posted 24 April 2009 - 09:13 AM

Hi Gaper1,

I think I figured out the problem.  I was using an external hard drive which was formatted in FAT32 format.  I was not aware the the file size is limited to 4 GB on a FAT32 system.  Last night I successfully transferred 12 GB video recordings from my TiVo HD to the Mac after formatting the external hard drive.

To answer your question which in a way led me to think of the potential limitation of the file size, I had no recordings that were smaller than 4 GB.
rolleyes.gif


Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards.  ~Aldous Huxley




1 user(s) are reading this topic

0 members, 1 guests, 0 anonymous users