Using an iPod Classic as external drive problem

Hey,
I'm new to having an iPod, and I'd like to use it as an external drive. I've selected to enable disk use in iTunes, and applied it, and it says in iTunes I have plenty of free space. However, when I go to Windows Explorer and try to transfer a file, it says the disk is full. Any ideas as to why this is occuring and how to fix it would be much appreciated.

You cannot put a file that is 4GB or larger onto a Windows formatted iPod due to limitations of the FAT32 format used by those iPods.
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Hi,
Not sure if this is going to any help or given your particular situation...
But thought you may like to see it anyway...
Re-create iTunes Library and Playlists
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1451
It's a pity you don't mention having a Backup of your Hard Drive...

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Seems a no brainer to me that I should be able to use an ipod as an external hard drive for my ipad. Hec, it's all apple but apparently not.
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When I plug in my iPhone 5 into my PC, I should be able to see a new external drive connect. I can do that with my older iphone 4/4s...but not with my iphone 5. Why? Is that feature gone???
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Sorry if this has been posted before . . .
I have a 160GB iPod and like with most people, my iPod is larger than my laptop and subsequently I am running out of free space on my laptop due to all the movies and music.
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When I use iTunes through the normal sync window
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