3 years ago
In Windows Vista, are there limits to how many files a folder can hold?
I am working with a very large number of files and need to be sure I am not nearing the limits of the file system's capabilities.
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Hi,
Depends on the type of system you have (FAT). Here is a list of them with added information:
FAT aka FAT16 - FAT, for File Allocation Table, is the successor to the original FAT12 filesystem that shipped with MS-DOS many, many years ago.
Maximum disk size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum file size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 65,517
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 512 (if I recall correctly, the root folder "/" had a lower limit of 128).
FAT32 - FAT32 was introduced to overcome some of the limitations of FAT16.
Maximum disk size: 2 terabytes
Maximum file size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 268,435,437
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 65,534
NTFS -NTFS, or "New Technology File System" introduced with Windows NT, is a completely redesigned file system.
Maximum disk size: 256 terabytes
Maximum file size: 256 terabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 4,294,967,295
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 4,294,967,295
Depends on the type of system you have (FAT). Here is a list of them with added information:
FAT aka FAT16 - FAT, for File Allocation Table, is the successor to the original FAT12 filesystem that shipped with MS-DOS many, many years ago.
Maximum disk size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum file size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 65,517
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 512 (if I recall correctly, the root folder "/" had a lower limit of 128).
FAT32 - FAT32 was introduced to overcome some of the limitations of FAT16.
Maximum disk size: 2 terabytes
Maximum file size: 4 gigabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 268,435,437
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 65,534
NTFS -NTFS, or "New Technology File System" introduced with Windows NT, is a completely redesigned file system.
Maximum disk size: 256 terabytes
Maximum file size: 256 terabytes
Maximum number of files on disk: 4,294,967,295
Maximum number of files in a single folder: 4,294,967,295
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