Maximum Files Allowed in one folder???

[Kamal]

Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
Partition???

[Shadow of James]

I know there is a rather large limit to files listed right on the root
directory, but not sure there IS a limit to files within a folder...
"Kamal" > wrote in message
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> Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
> Partition???
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[the real james]

256 max
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[David Candy]

The maximun size of a folder is 64K filenames. A long file name uses more
than one entry. So 20-40,000 is a average.
"Kamal" > wrote in message
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> Partition???
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[Ken Blake]

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the real james > typed:

> 256 max


No, this isn't correct. The root folder has a limit of 512
*entries* (entries, not files and folder, because long file names
use multiple entries). Outside of the root folder, the limit is
very large--64k, if I remember correctly.
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>>Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at
FAT32
>>Partition???

[Alex Johnson]

Kamal wrote:
> Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
> Partition???

Along the same thread, what are the directory and filename limitations
of NTFS 5? Is there even a root directory limitation like FAT has?


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[Kamal]

Thanks for your replys?

I was asking the question because I have a folder with 2,500 mp3 files in
it.


"Alex Johnson" > wrote in message
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> Kamal wrote:
> > Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
> > Partition???
>
> Along the same thread, what are the directory and filename limitations
> of NTFS 5? Is there even a root directory limitation like FAT has?
>
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[Daniel L. Belton]

actually, that 512 file limit in the root directory is no longer the case
with FAT32 or NTFS

"Ken Blake" > wrote in message
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> the real james > typed:
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> > 256 max
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> No, this isn't correct. The root folder has a limit of 512
> *entries* (entries, not files and folder, because long file names
> use multiple entries). Outside of the root folder, the limit is
> very large--64k, if I remember correctly.
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> Ken Blake
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> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at
> FAT32
> >>Partition???
>

[Mike Brannigan [MSFT]]

"Alex Johnson" > wrote in message
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> Kamal wrote:
> > Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
> > Partition???
>
> Along the same thread, what are the directory and filename limitations
> of NTFS 5? Is there even a root directory limitation like FAT has?
>

Alex,

The "tested" maximum number of files per directory on NTFS is 20 Million

As regards the file and pathname limits:-
The path may be up to 32,768 Unicode characters long (65536 bytes).
A path component may be up to 255 Unicode characters

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"Alex Johnson" > wrote in message
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> Kamal wrote:
> > Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
> > Partition???
>
> Along the same thread, what are the directory and filename limitations
> of NTFS 5? Is there even a root directory limitation like FAT has?
>
>
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> Don't read anything into them or you may be required to compensate me
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>

[Ramesh]

Hi Kamal,

For FAT32, the "theoratical" limit is 65,534 files or folders per folder.
[If you use long filenames, you will reduce the number of files per folder.]

See Microsoft Technet article:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

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Whats the maximum amout of files allowed in one folder using at FAT32
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