VMWARE Shared Folders Filesystem recognize Problem

[lantoeter]

Hello.

i use makemkv in an VMWARE Environment with "Shared Folders".

When i want to make an mkv from an bluray and select a "Shared Folders" Folder (for example an USB Hard Disk) as output Folder the Program gets the error

The size of output file '...'t01-mkv' may reach as much as 27118 megabyte while target filesystem has a file size limit of 4095 megabytes.

If i use anydvd i can rip the whole Bluray with size 33000 megabyte to the same "Shared Folders"?

Seems like makemkv doesnt recognize the right file system of the "Shared Folders" from VMWARE?

I use VMWARE Workstation Version 11.1.0 and a Windows 8.1 OS as Virtual Machine.

Does anyone has the same Problem?

best regards
LANToeter

[Woodstock]

It's a limitation in what Windows reports when asked how much space - it report up to 4GB, and MakeMKV believes it. AnyDVD just feeds data until it stops, without asking.

[lantoeter]

It's NOT only a limitation in what Windows reports!

You are right that normally you cannot copy a eg 30GB File to a shared folder.
BUT if you edit your VMX File and add
tools.hgfs.volumeInfoType = "max"
you are able to copy a large File!

But makemkv still gets the error message

Therefor i think its a makemkv problem!

Can someone verify that?

best regards
LANToeter

[Woodstock]

This HAS come up in the past, usually with network shares, and it has to do with the system call MakeMKV does to see how much space is available. For some network situations, the call returns values that indicate the maximum file size on that volume is 4GB. So MakeMKV displays an error if the source file exceeds 4GB.

What is really needed is a way to tell MakeMKV to ignore what Windows tells it about maximums, and go ahead and write the files...