Max files that can be in one directory - Windows 2003 R2 x86 Standard Edition

[Guest Sabo, Eric]

What is the maximum files that can be stored in one directory?

 

Thanks in Advance,

Eric Sabo

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Max files that can be in one directory - Windows 2003 R2 x86 Standard Edition

 

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> What is the maximum files that can be stored in one directory?

>

> Thanks in Advance,

> Eric Sabo

 

As many as you like. However, if you store more than 10,000 files

in one directory then the performance begins to deteriorate markedly.

[Guest Edwin vMierlo [MVP]]

Re: Max files that can be in one directory - Windows 2003 R2 x86 Standard Edition

 

no maximum for directories on NTFS, however if you have lots and lots

(thousands / millions) of files in 1 directory, explorer might take a while

to show them, or become very slow, in such case do a DIR on a command

prompt. The "slowness" is totally dependent on your server,

CPU's/memory/diskcontrollers/disk... etc....

 

there is however a maximum for an whole NTFS volume, which is 4,294,967,295

(232 minus 1 files)

 

HTH,

edwin.

 

 

 

"Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

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> What is the maximum files that can be stored in one directory?

>

> Thanks in Advance,

> Eric Sabo

>

>

[Guest Sabo, Eric]

Re: Max files that can be in one directory - Windows 2003 R2 x86 Standard Edition

 

Thanks everyone for the information back. I was just wondering about.

 

 

"Edwin vMierlo [MVP]" <EdwinvMierlo@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

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> no maximum for directories on NTFS, however if you have lots and lots

> (thousands / millions) of files in 1 directory, explorer might take a

> while

> to show them, or become very slow, in such case do a DIR on a command

> prompt. The "slowness" is totally dependent on your server,

> CPU's/memory/diskcontrollers/disk... etc....

>

> there is however a maximum for an whole NTFS volume, which is

> 4,294,967,295

> (232 minus 1 files)

>

> HTH,

> edwin.

>

>

>

> "Sabo, Eric" <sabo_e@cup.edu> wrote in message

> news:uZK1onQWIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> What is the maximum files that can be stored in one directory?

>>

>> Thanks in Advance,

>> Eric Sabo

>>

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