Windows 7 can't copy file - Error 0x800700DF: The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved

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Any attempt to copy files larger than about 40 MB from a network share (a SAN running open filer / Samba) to my local machine running Windows 7 always results in the following error and the copy fails:

Error 0x800700DF: The file size exceeds the limit allowed and cannot be saved.

I've tried copying to my C: drive and a USB drive with the same results. Smaller files copy just fine. Clearly 40 MB is not that big of a file so I'm assuming it is some buggy interaction between windows 7 and Samba perhaps. Google has so far turned up nothing. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

windows
samba
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openfiler
asked on Server Fault Dec 10, 2009 by JJGroover • edited Dec 11, 2009 by Nick Kavadias

4 Answers

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We recently upgraded OpenFiler/Samba on the file server and I can now happily report that I was able to copy a 3GB file with no problems.

answered on Server Fault Mar 5, 2010 by JJGroover
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I cannot find anything on that error either... Does this happen with any other computers in your network? Grasping at straws here, but I'd recommend capturing a network trace during the file copy operation with Netmon or WireShark and compare them with a trace of the operation working on another client, and see if any difference in the traffic jumps out at you.

answered on Server Fault Dec 11, 2009 by Sean Earp
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I was having this same problem and it seems to have disappeared -- maybe the most recent Win7 patch? Have you tested this in the last few days with a fully-updated system?

answered on Server Fault Feb 28, 2010 by (unknown user)
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A similar error may be seen when WebDAV is used to download files from shares that look like samba but are not. It this case you may need to apply a registry fix to the HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\WebClient\Parameters\FileSizeLimitInBytes key and restart WebClient service.

See for example http://support.microsoft.com/kb/900900

answered on Server Fault Dec 7, 2012 by Alexey Krasheninnikov

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