3gb+ Test file

[Pedroc1999]

I have installed an app called SWAPSD on my rooted android, It basicly swaps the External sd card and the internal allowing for more storage space.

My internal storage is 3gb big, so I would like to download a file that is over 3gb or 2 x 2gb to my phone so i can test if this is working

 

[Pedroc1999]

camon there ahs got to be test files over the net. How would i even make a file that is over 3gb+ how many characters in something that big

 

[paulpicks21]

The only files I can think of that are that big are ones like Windows 7 pro or Home premium 32bit which is 2.4GB but they are ISO files or 64bit which is 3.1GB.

Or a decent size game demo from somewhere like gamershell.

I don't know if this is the sort of thing you are looking for or whether it will be possible to transfer them, I assume you just want a big file to copy over and not to actually use?

 

[Thorsen]

I know truecrypt allows you to create containers for encrypted storage. you can make them whatever size you want and its pretty much just blank encrypted space.....

 

[Pedroc1999]

Paul - Yes i dont even need to see it, all i need is to 'see' the file space decrease, if it doesnt copy then it hast worked obviously

thorsen - im sorry but this is not an option, all that is doing is creating a partition i think, i was leaning towards a physical file tbh

 

[paulpicks21]

Just download 64 bit windows ISO from Mydigitallife then, that should do the job.

 

[Pedroc1999]

ok thank, will test once i decide to exit ubuntu, i am tethering in ubuntu thats why i cang download a 3gb+file

 

[Thorsen]

Paul - Yes i dont even need to see it, all i need is to 'see' the file space decrease, if it doesnt copy then it hast worked obviously

thorsen - im sorry but this is not an option, all that is doing is creating a partition i think, i was leaning towards a physical file tbh

One of the options is for a file. It would be a physical file of 3GB of space. I can't think of what the extension type is off the top of my head, but it is a file. For anyone who needs a file of a specific size, this is an easy way to make one.

 

[Pedroc1999]

Thank ypu thorsen that link will come in handy but for now i simply ediyed the swap file so it gives out 3gb. It worked and my phone was faster.i reverted it and now have the swap file at 2gb

 

[Thorsen]

Good to hear

 

[Windows i7 920]

Hmm, I suppose I could write a quick C++ program to generate a 2 GB file full of garbage that you could run on your PC. Would save you a massive download.

Edit: I tested the code I wrote, and it generates EXACTLY a 2.00 GB file. You should be able to use it twice to get 2x2 GB

All it is a simple console app. On my machine, it wrote the file in less than a minute. Thus it should be a ton faster than downloading a file of that size. Beware: It might put a good load on your CPU and HDD.

 

[Pedroc1999]

I will try that but because my computr is low end ish i am scared it will lag my pc.how long does the program run for

 

[Windows i7 920]

Your PC will likely lag for a short time while it generates the file, but it is tremendously faster than downloading a file of that size. All it does is keep writing useless data to a file until it is 2 GB then exits.

If it lags your PC too much just close the window and it will stop.

 

[Pedroc1999]

is it possible to make one of those using batch instead of c++

 

[Windows i7 920]

Most likely yes but I'm more familiar with C++. I can post the source of it when I get a chance if that's what you're getting at.

 

[Pedroc1999]

no thank you i got it working with fsutil