Description of problem: Copying approx. 80 1GB files from internal hard drive (ext3) to 250GB USB drive (vfat). TAR exits with filesystem full error. DF -K shows 180GB used despite only copying ~80GB of files. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 0.9-10 How reproducible: consistant Steps to Reproduce: 1. use tar to move 80 1GB files to USB drive 2. 3. Actual results: 180GB of space used and F/S reported as full Expected results: 80GB of space used; ~170GB remaining Additional info:
Just to confirm I've seen a similar problem with a 160 GB external drive attached via a USB port.
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