Movie file exceeds the FAT32 4-gigabyte size limit

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The movie file created when you are saving your movie on your computer exceeds the 4-gigabyte (GB) file size limit supported by the FAT32 file system. This message occurs if you are saving a longer movie file at a higher quality setting on a volume or partition that is using the FAT32 file system. The file system is used by MS-DOS and other Windows-based operating system to organize and manage files.

To address this issue, do one or more of the following:

• Reduce the length of your movie by removing items from the storyboard/timeline in Windows Movie Maker.
• Choose a lower movie setting when saving your movie.
• If your computer hard disk has multiple partitions, and one is formatted using the NTFS file system, go back in the Save Movie Wizard, and then save your movie to that partition. The NTFS file system supports files larger than 4 GB.
• If you are saving your movie to tape and you have multiple partitions on your hard disk, and one partition is formatted using the NTFS file system, specify this drive as the temporary storage location in the Options dialog in Windows Movie Maker (on the Tools menu, click Options).
• Convert your file system to use the NTFS file system. The NTFS file system supports files larger than 4 GB.

  For more information about converting a volume to use NTFS, see the topic "To convert a volume to NTFS from the command prompt" in Windows Help and Support.

Related topics

• To specify the temporary storage location
• To save a project
• Troubleshooting saving a movie to My computer