Database Size

I am attempting to create a new database with a size of 7gig. I have 16 gig
available but Enterprise Manager errors with not enough disk space with any
attempt greater than 4gig. any suggestions are very much welcomedAll I can think of is that the file system is FAT rather thjan NTFS.=20
It is always recommended to use NTFS for SQL Server
Mike John
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16 gig available but Enterprise Manager errors with not enough disk =
space with any attempt greater than 4gig. any suggestions are very much =
welcomed|||Hi,
From Query analyzer , execute the below Extended procedure and identify the
hard disk availability,
xp_fixeddrives
Thanks
Hari
MCDBA
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> I am attempting to create a new database with a size of 7gig. I have 16

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gig available but Enterprise Manager errors with not enough disk space with
any attempt greater than 4gig. any suggestions are very much welcomed|||I execute the produre and it confirms the drive has 16515MB free. The drive
is formatted to FAT32 much to my suprise