[iyonix-support] Re: USB Flash Drive directory file limit

In message <8824612c4f.Bernard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Bernard Veasey <bernard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <4f2c316e8blists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           John Williams <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> In article <4ae4292c4f.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Martin Wuerthner
>> <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

<snip>

> I then tried copying the same batch of files as previously into a
> newly created directory but it crashed again on the 46th file.
> Exactly the same as before.  There is nothing funny with the 46th
> file as trying to copy the 50th (or whatever) file also has the
> same effect.

> In addition I also copied a different batch of files into another
> newly created directory and that crashed on the 49th file.

Interesting. It's not a constant limit to the number of files. I 
wonder whether it's a limit on the total number of characters in the 
names?

What happens if you copy files with very short or very long names?

Alan


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Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
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