windows server Large amount files in folder

[Guest tshad]

I have a couple of folders that have so many files in them, they won't

display them. I can add new files and delete files fine from my program.

Or from the console I can copy them in or out of these folders. I assume

there is some type of buffer problem but not sure.

 

In folder there is about 250,000 files. In the archive folder there is way

more than that.

 

One question I have is, when I add or delete files from these folders, does

it run any slower whether these folders have 1000 files or 200,000 files?

 

Thanks,

 

Tom

[Guest Meinolf Weber [MVP-DS]]

Hello tshad,

 

Check this articles about NTFS limits and whats going on:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library...134(WS.10).aspx

 

Maximum Sizes on an NTFS Volume

Before you format an NTFS volume, evaluate the types of files to be stored

on the volume so that you can determine whether to use the default cluster

size.

 

When formatting NTFS volumes, you can specify a cluster size of up to 64

KB using the Disk Management snap-in. If you format a volume, but do not

specify a cluster size, default values are used. If you want to change the

cluster size after the volume is formatted, you must reformat the volume.

 

Before you choose a cluster size other than the default, note the following

important limitations:

 

For Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003,

the cluster size of FAT16 volumes ranging from 2 gigabytes (GB) through 4

GB is 64 KB, which can create compatibility issues with some applications.

For example, setup programs do not compute free space properly on a volume

with 64-KB clusters and cannot run because of a perceived lack of free space.

For this reason, you can use either NTFS or FAT32 to format volumes larger

than 2 GB.

 

Because file compression is not supported on cluster sizes greater than 4

KB, the default NTFS cluster size for Windows Server 2003 never exceeds 4 KB.

 

In theory, the maximum NTFS volume size is 264 clusters minus 1 cluster.

However, the maximum NTFS volume size as implemented in Windows Server 2003

is 232 clusters minus 1 cluster. For example, using 64-KB clusters, the maximum

NTFS volume size is 256 terabytes minus 64 KB. Using the default cluster

size of 4 KB, the maximum NTFS volume size is 16 terabytes minus 4 KB.

 

Note

 

If you use large numbers of files in an NTFS folder (300,000 or more), disable

short-file name generation for better performance, and especially if the

first six characters of the long file names are similar.

 

The table NTFS Size Limits lists NTFS size limits.

 

 

Best regards

 

Meinolf Weber

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> I have a couple of folders that have so many files in them, they won't

> display them. I can add new files and delete files fine from my

> program. Or from the console I can copy them in or out of these

> folders. I assume there is some type of buffer problem but not sure.

>

> In folder there is about 250,000 files. In the archive folder there

> is way more than that.

>

> One question I have is, when I add or delete files from these folders,

> does it run any slower whether these folders have 1000 files or

> 200,000 files?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Tom

>