# Re: FileTest.size \> 2GB?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-filetest-size-2gb/80421>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 13, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-filetest-size-2gb/80421 "2006-03-13T17:02:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-filetest-size-2gb/80421/1 "2006-03-13T17:02:15Z")

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> having problems with FileTest.size and files \> 2GB. Seems it  
> doesn’t return a Bignum for them, but a (wrapped) Fixnum. For  
> a 3GB File, thats a “size” of -1GB. Is there something I can  
> do about it? Is there an alternative?

Yes, use win32-file, available on the RAA.

Regards,

Dan

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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-filetest-size-2gb/80421/2 "2006-03-13T21:29:51Z")

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Nobu wrote:

> mswin32 version doesn’t have large file support yet.

Daniel B. wrote:

> Yes, use win32-file, available on the RAA.

Daniel, you are the hero of Ruby users on Windows.

Dave.