ISO file size discussion

Anonymous
2022-03-19T19:40:07+00:00

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@Sibro,

The install.wim in the MS ISO is too big to fit on a FAT32, so I will have to convert it to install.esd. ��‍♂️

Above the FAT32 limit of 4,294,967,296

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-03-19T06:53:28+00:00

    @Sibro,

    The install.wim in the MS ISO is too big to fit on a FAT32, so I will have to convert it to install.esd. 🤷‍♂️

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    Above the FAT32 limit of 4,294,967,296 

    Hi.

    My install.wim in the MS ISO is just 3.75 GB.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-03-19T07:17:36+00:00

    @Sibro,

    The install.wim in the MS ISO is too big to fit on a FAT32, so I will have to convert it to install.esd. 🤷‍♂️

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    Above the FAT32 limit of 4,294,967,296 

    Hi.

    My install.wim in the MS ISO is just 3.75 GB.

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    Hi suat.cini,

    Your shot shows 3,938,001 KB so it is more than 3.75 GB 😏 it is 4,032,513,024 bytes which is still below 4GiB. My file below shows 4,234,191 KB x 1024 is above 4 GiB

    Perhaps you did not get all the editions. I downloaded it today from MS Insider right after it showed up on the blog.

    Different zone and language?

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  3. Anonymous
    2022-03-19T10:35:06+00:00

    @Sibro,

    The install.wim in the MS ISO is too big to fit on a FAT32, so I will have to convert it to install.esd. 🤷‍♂️

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    Above the FAT32 limit of 4,294,967,296 

    Hi.

    My install.wim in the MS ISO is just 3.75 GB.

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    Hi suat.cini,

    Your shot shows 3,938,001 KB so it is more than 3.75 GB 😏 it is 4,032,513,024 bytes which is still below 4GiB. My file below shows 4,234,191 KB x 1024 is above 4 GiB

    Perhaps you did not get all the editions. I downloaded it today from MS Insider right after it showed up on the blog.

    Different zone and language?

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    Hi fg2001,

    MS ISO downloaded from MS site includes all versions, I guess. It is not up to me to choose which editions I download.

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    File size is taken from Windows Explorer. But I can also reach the same size through calculation.

    File size is 3.75 GB from Windows Explorer. Or 3,938,001 KB/1024/1024=3.755570411... GB (=3.75 GB rounded to two digits)

    My zone is different, it that makes any difference in wimfile size.

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  4. Anonymous
    2022-03-19T16:21:31+00:00

    @suat.cini,

    Still confusion with GB versus GiB. 🙃 To avoid that MS confusion I use Bytes instead of GB or GiB.

    Use dir command from command prompt to see the actual size in bytes.

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    Anyway, the ISO I got here in the US has 11 editions, yours has only 6.

    Also, the FAT32 file size limit is 4GiB= not 4GB

    Convert GiB to bytes - Conversion of Measurement Units (convertunits.com)

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    Created .esd for the Pro edition only:

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  5. Pauli O 16,380 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2022-03-19T17:56:14+00:00

    Size of install.wim and included content seem to depend on language version.

    For test I download build 22579 fi-fi ISO and it has install.win with 10 different Win 11 editions.

    Compared for your screenshot fi-fi package didin't have Home SL was missing on f-fi package.

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