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How to break 4gb limitation for encrypted partition on USB Pendrive

By default, USB flash drives have FAT32 file system. This FS has limitation of file size of 4gb for any file. And Master Voyager cannot create >4gb partitions on USB Flash Drives with FAT32 file system.

But since version 2.20 it is possible to create >4gb secure partitions for USB flash drives formatted to NTFS or exFAT file systems.

Please note, NTFS is available on any windows OS since Windows 2000. So, any modern Windows OS will be able to read your USB Flash Drive formatted to NTFS file system.

But exFAT is very new file system introduced by Microsoft.

exFAT is supported on Windows XP with Service Pack 2, 3 with update KB955704, Windows Vista with Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7.

To know what file system uses your USB flash drive, click "USB Memory Stick Information" button on main toolbar of Master Voyager.

To reformat your USB flash drive to another file system, click "Format" button on main toolbar of Master Voyager.

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