XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

[Guest Andrew]

I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

Thanks - Andy

[Guest sgopus]

RE: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

Number of files??? no I don't think so. However if using the FAT32 file

structure, you are limited in partition size, if that is what your talking

about!

 

"Andrew" wrote:

>

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

>

[Guest John John (MVP)]

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

Andrew wrote:

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

 

If your drive is using the NTFS file system you can have more than 4.2

billion files. I don't think you will have any problems with the number

of files on your disk...

 

John

[Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

When's your homework due?

 

Andrew wrote:

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

[Guest Xandros]

Re: XP-SP3 - Number of Files Limitation

 

Re: XP-SP3 - Number of Files Limitation

 

Answer to part 2 - buy a bigger drive.

 

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Xandros

 

 

"Andrew" <Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

>

[Guest Bob I]

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

yes, add more storage.

 

Andrew wrote:

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

>

[Guest Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

Re: XP-SP3 – Number of Files Limitation

 

On Sun, 28 Sep 2008 14:54:29 -0700, Andrew

<Andrew@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>

> I am running XP Home, service pack 3. Is there a limit to the number of

> files on can have, if so, what is that number and how does one exceed it?

> Thanks - Andy

 

 

Are you asking about the number of files stored on all the disk drives

you have?

 

Yes, I'm sure there's a limit per drive. But I don't even know what it

is, since that limit is so large that none of us have enough disk

space that we have to be concerned about such a limit.

 

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

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