-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Technical Trivia

Larry,
    I don't have the exact answer handy, but I do know that subdirectories 
are not restricted by the same rule.  As an example, I currently have a 
single subdirectory with over 25000 files in it.  However, you still must 
adhere to the limitations on the length of your path statements, including 
the characters used for the files within the deepest nestled folder.  Again, 
I don't recall the exact limit, but I do know I've hit is several times over 
the years and lost data as a result (nothing important, though).  Optical 
drive mediums impose even shorter path length limitations, so you should 
also be aware of that when burning.

Peace,
G

"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Southerland" <larrysoutherland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <Puters_N_Such@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2008 10:51 AM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Technical Trivia


>I know that under Win9x/WinXP there is a 512 file/subdirectory limit in the
> root directory.  What I don't know (or at least remember) is:  what is the
> file/subdirectory limit in subdirectories off the root?  2048, 4096 or 
> what?
> (Just curious) 


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