I have a system image folder (WindowsImageBackup) of windows 8.1 on an external hdd. The size of the folder and sub folders is a total of 42GB. I tried to copy this folder to another external hdd that has only one partition, with 45GB free. When I try to copy the image folder, I get a message saying that there is not enough space on the target drive. It says I need an additional 39GB on the target drive to copy these files. So, the error message is telling me that I need 81GB of free space on the target drive to copy 42GB of files to it. The message correctly states the free space available on the target drive is 45GB. Why would the target drive need nearly twice the free space of the files being copied to it?
My Computer
System One
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- OS
- windows 8.1