Alternate data file location

[Guest Roger Fink]

Apart from the issue of who will be able to access the data, is there any

reason why a large body of data (music collection within a main folder and

subfolders) can't be created in the root directory at the same level as

Documents and Settings? I'd be doing this for convenience, but I also recall

that there was a capacity issue in Win98 with regard to the amount of data

that could be placed under My Documents.

[Guest The Real Bev]

Re: Alternate data file location

 

Roger Fink wrote:

> Apart from the issue of who will be able to access the data, is there any

> reason why a large body of data (music collection within a main folder and

> subfolders) can't be created in the root directory at the same level as

> Documents and Settings? I'd be doing this for convenience, but I also recall

> that there was a capacity issue in Win98 with regard to the amount of data

> that could be placed under My Documents.

 

I've always put stuff like that in a c:\ subdirectory. NOTHING goes

into 'My Documents' -- when you want to do stuff in a DOS window, the

simpler the path the better.

 

There used to be a limitation to the number of entries in the main (c:\

or d:\ or whatever) directory, but perhaps it's different now. I don't

use windows enough to worry about it.

 

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[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Alternate data file location

 

 

 

The Real Bev wrote:

> Roger Fink wrote:

>

>> Apart from the issue of who will be able to access the data, is

>> there any reason why a large body of data (music collection within a

>> main folder and subfolders) can't be created in the root directory

>> at the same level as Documents and Settings? I'd be doing this for

>> convenience, but I also recall that there was a capacity issue in

>> Win98 with regard to the amount of data that could be placed under

>> My Documents.

>

> I've always put stuff like that in a c:\ subdirectory. NOTHING goes

> into 'My Documents' -- when you want to do stuff in a DOS window, the

> simpler the path the better.

>

> There used to be a limitation to the number of entries in the main

> (c:\

> or d:\ or whatever) directory, but perhaps it's different now. I

> don't

> use windows enough to worry about it.

 

Deed is done RealBev. Hope your Moz wisdom (Mozdom?) carries over into W2K.

RF

[Guest SG]

Re: Alternate data file location

 

Hi Roger,

 

You can create any folder you want outside My Documents in the Root folder

and put what you want in them. The capacity issue was fixed in Windows 2000

with Service Pack 4 (SP4) with the over limit file issue using the NTFS file

system. Don't think there was ever an issue with Folders & Sub Folder.

 

This link describes problems that could occur if you don't have Service Pack

4.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320397/.

 

 

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"Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

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> Apart from the issue of who will be able to access the data, is there any

> reason why a large body of data (music collection within a main folder and

> subfolders) can't be created in the root directory at the same level as

> Documents and Settings? I'd be doing this for convenience, but I also

> recall

> that there was a capacity issue in Win98 with regard to the amount of data

> that could be placed under My Documents.

>

>

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Alternate data file location

 

Thanks, glad to know they fixed it. I hope changing the folder name to

something a little less dumbed-down than "My Documents" is next (yes, I

changed it myself).

 

SG wrote:

> Hi Roger,

>

> You can create any folder you want outside My Documents in the Root

> folder and put what you want in them. The capacity issue was fixed in

> Windows 2000 with Service Pack 4 (SP4) with the over limit file issue

> using the NTFS file system. Don't think there was ever an issue with

> Folders & Sub Folder.

>

> This link describes problems that could occur if you don't have

> Service Pack 4.

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/320397/.

>

>

>

> "Roger Fink" <fink@manana.org> wrote in message

> news:%233KqpBVNIHA.5140@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...

>> Apart from the issue of who will be able to access the data, is

>> there any reason why a large body of data (music collection within a

>> main folder and subfolders) can't be created in the root directory

>> at the same level as Documents and Settings? I'd be doing this for

>> convenience, but I also recall

>> that there was a capacity issue in Win98 with regard to the amount

>> of data that could be placed under My Documents.