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Hello,
I use Makemkv to back up my DVDs.

All the output files seem to be limited to a maximum of 4.35GB.

Is there any way to output the full size of the DVD (e.g., 6.5GB)?

Thank you.

A single-layer DVD only has 4.3GB of space available; you need to go to a dual-layer DVD to go past that, up to 8.5GB.

Compressing the video really would not help with that - a DVD is encoded with MPEG2 video, so writing any other format will limit your compatibility.

Thank you for your reply.

But what if the source dvd is a dual-layer one.

How do I back it up to my hard drive with Makemkv so that I retain its full size rather than what appears to be a 4,35GB limit?

Thanks again.

Backing up to a hard drive should NOT have a limit like that, unless the operating system does. I regularly rip 20-40GB files with MakeMKV.

That said, what is your destination? If it is an external hard drive and it's formatted as FAT32, you have a 4GB limit on file size.

Thanks Woodstock.

I'll check.

fredgassit wrote:Hello,
I use Makemkv to back up my DVDs.

All the output files seem to be limited to a maximum of 4.35GB.

Is there any way to output the full size of the DVD (e.g., 6.5GB)?

Thank you.

Makemkv makes bit perfect copies of your source bluray/dvd. It absolutely does not recompress or make file sizes smaller than originally on the disc. If your filesize is 4.3 gig, then that is all the space they used for that particular movie. Many, many movies are only single layer. If the movie is on a dual-layer disc and a larger file size, makemkv handles this with no intervention from you. The filesize will be appropriate and exact to the original file size on the disc.

-spazz