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Re: [OT] files/dir on windoze

• Posted by "Juergen Luethje" <j.lue at gmx.de> Jul 14, 2004
• 544 views

Pete wrote:

> Juergen Luethje wrote:
>>
>> Elliott Sales de Andrade wrote:
>>
>>>> From: Juergen Luethje
>>>> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:41:31 +0200
>>>>
>>>>> Does this happen with all versions of Windows, or just some?
>>>>
>>>> Kat wrote she was using Win 95B, I was using Win 98 (partition with
>>>> FAT 32, 7.58 GB total, 5.14 GB free, 4096 bytes per cluster). Elliot,
>>>> on what Windows version did you run your test?
>>>>
>>>
>>>    Windows XP Pro, but still FAT32, not NTFS. This obviously seems to be the
>>> problem.

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> I found this on the web which explains some of the file limitations
>
> NTFS Size Limits
> Maximum file size
> Theory: 16 exabytes minus 1 KB (264 bytes minus 1 KB)
> Implementation: 16 terabytes minus 64 KB (244 bytes minus 64 KB)
>
> Maximum volume size
> Theory: 264 clusters minus 1 cluster
> Implementation: 256 terabytes minus 64 KB ( 232 clusters minus 1 cluster)
>
> Files per volume 4,294,967,295 (232 minus 1 file)
>
> Maximum Sizes on FAT32 Volumes
> A FAT32 volume must have a minimum of 65,527 clusters.
> Windows XP Professional can format FAT32 volumes up to 32 GB, but it
> can mount larger FAT32 volumes created by other operating systems.
>
> FAT32 Size Limits
> Maximum file size  4 GB minus 1 byte (232 bytes minus 1 byte)
> Maximum volume size 32 GB (implementation)
> Files per volume 4,177,920
> Maximum number of files and subfolders within a single folder 65,534
> (The use of long file names can significantly reduce the number of
> available files and subfolders within a folder.)
>
> Maximum Sizes on FAT16 Volumes
> FAT16 supports a maximum of 65,524 clusters per volume.
>
>  FAT16 Size Limits
> Maximum file size  4 GB minus 1 byte (232 bytes minus 1 byte)
> Maximum volume size 4 GB
> Files per volume Approximately 65,536 (216 files)
> Maximum number of files and folders within the root folder 512 (
> Long file names can reduce the number of available files and folders
> in the root folder.)
>
> regards Pete.

Interesting, thank you. Just out of curiousity: Can you please tell me
the URL from where you got this information?

Regards,
   Juergen