Mac file copy to FAT drives that ignores files greater than 4Gb

FAT formatted drives cannot handle files >4G in size. The below command
copies all files preserving the directory structure but skips the files >4Gb on a Mac or Linux.

1. Open Terminal and use this command

rsync -av –max-size=4G-1 /path/to/source/* /path/to/destination/

a – means archiving (keep files as-is)

v – mean verbose and lists the names as they copy

-max-size=4G-1 – means only copy files < 4Gb in size

Windows users need to install rsync separately.

 

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