
It’s also quite common to split a large file when you have to fit it onto several CDs, DVDs, or even floppies. Splitting files into smaller parts that can then be joined together again, later on, is done all the time on the internet. If the file is too big for the space limit you have available, it needs to be split into separate parts. Or you could be trying to backup or copy large files, such as ISO images, onto optical media or flash drives. For instance, you might be trying to send a video file via email which has an attachment size limit.

Applications are also growing, the latest Microsoft Office installation is now much bigger than it used to be.Īs everything grows in size, it becomes more of a problem when you are trying to move or copy the files to a more restricted medium. The same applies to games, some can now be as much as a 200GB download on platforms such as Steam. A photo will have more pixels in it and be larger, video files are now being distributed in 4K which means bigger file sizes than before.

As time moves on, the size of software and files found on your computer gets bigger.
