Notes the split command may have a limit which they tell how to fix.
Bob
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I would like to make a copy of my virtual machine hdd file which is about 12 GB. This is a single file. I have yet to find a program that will do this. Seems like spanning is not the problem, but rather the copying of one large file across multiple disks.
Suggestions?
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Bob,
Thanks. I'm an old Windows user who got religion about three months ago, and bought an iMac, so your suggestion is a bit advanced for me.
It's a one line command.
While the edit and compile is advanced, a one line command is not much to tackle. The really neat thing about MacOSX is that underneath is something more powerful than what MS built on. I'd take the time to consider one liners as something to look at from time to time.
My bet is that Apple has updated the command to fix the issue, but I could be wrong.
Bob
It would move from one liner to advanced.
Bob
Bob,
I failed to add that I can span multiple discs. The problem is spanning just one file that is 12 GB. The software I am using will not span if the single file exceeds the capacity of a single DVD disc.
Perhaps I could run NERO in XP in virtual machine, share the mac folder and see if that works. However, I suppose I should clone XP first and and work with that file rather than the hdd file that is running the VM.
Doesn't Roxio software allow you to do this? On the PC, it automaticaly shows you how many discs the file would span across.