Error on stdout while backing up

[Leif Gregory]

Hey guys,

I use the following script to run periodic backups of my hard drive.

#!/bin/sh
#Backup linux installation to external hard drive
sudo tar cvpzf "/media/WD Passport/linux_backup.tgz" --exclude=/proc
--exclude=/lost+found --exclude=backup.tgz --exclude=/mnt
--exclude=/sys --exclude=/home/Shared --exclude=/media/disk/Shared
--exclude="/media/WD Passport" /

Previous backups were around 4GB, but this time I got an error I'm not
sure about.

gzip: stdout: File too large

Does gzip have a file size limitation? If I've outgrown this method of
backing up, what should I start looking to implement?

Thanks.

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