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Re: [OT] files/dir on windoze

• Posted by Pete <pete_stoner at btconnect.com> Jul 15, 2004
• 547 views

Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > 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)
<snip>
> > regards Pete.
> 
> Interesting, thank you. Just out of curiousity: Can you please tell me
> the URL from where you got this information?
> 
> Regards,
>    Juergen
> 
It was from a googled microsoft page (I didn't notice when posting but
some of the fonts got confused- some of the numbers should have been 
powers) Beware long URL...
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

Regards Pete.