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.