Flash drive is being read as full when it is not

I am trying to transfer a file to my flash drive and I keep getting a message saying my flash drive is full- it is not. I have tried multiple flash drives on all of my usb ports and still cant get my file to transfer. I used it the other day and it worked fine. The file itself is very small so i know it is not a problem with too much transfering over.
ETA: i have tested my flash drive out on my laptop and it is not a problem with the flash drive- it is definitely a problem with my imac realizing my flashdrive has enough room and needs to just transfer the file.
Message was edited by: ktcosta

I figured it out- i had to install a driver for the new osx version-
thanks for looking!

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