Microsoft KB Archive/117160

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File Manager Shows Wrong File Size for Files Larger than 4G

Article ID: 117160

Article Last Modified on 10/31/2006



APPLIES TO

  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1



This article was previously published under Q117160

SYMPTOMS

File Manager shows the wrong file size for files that are greater than 4 GB in size. The file size shown is the difference between the file's actual size and 4 GB. For example, if the actual file size is 4,819,255,296 bytes, File Manager shows the size as 524,288,000:

     4,819,255,296 (file size)
   - 4,294,967,296 (4 GB)
   ---------------------------
       524,288,000
                



The DIR command displays file sizes correctly.


CAUSE

File Manager ignores the high DWORD for computing the file size.


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.1. We are researching this problem and will post new information here as it becomes available.


Additional query words: prodnt

Keywords: KB117160