Re: Is there a subfolder amount limit?

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From: Herb Martin (news_at_LearnQuick.com)
Date: 02/10/05 

Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 18:13:00 -0600

"Joe" <junk@junk.com> wrote in message
news:OhaoIKsDFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
> That's funny, microsoft documentation calls them folders. who is to say
you
> are right?

Sure it does. But that doesn't make it a good or
extremely useful term to replace what Microsoft
said for years was a Directory.

Even the Macitosh DEVELOLERS call them directories
when programming or otherwise looking under the hood.

It is a term chosen to please the Mac users (in Win95)
back in the day where Microsoft was fighting Apple
seriously for market share. 

-- 
Herb Martin
"Joe" <junk@junk.com> wrote in message
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>
> That's funny, microsoft documentation calls them folders.  who is to say
you
> are right?
>
> Folder structure
> NTFS supports volumes with large numbers of files and folders, so create a
> folder structure that works best for your organization. Some guidelines to
> consider when designing a folder structure include:
>
>   a.. Avoid putting a large number of files into a folder if you use
> programs that create, delete, open, or close files quickly or frequently.
> The better solution is to logically separate the files into folders so
that
> you can distribute the workload on multiple folders at a time.
>   b.. If there is no way to logically separate the files into folders, put
> all the files into one folder, and then disable 8.3 file name generation.
If
> you must
>
>
> "Herb Martin" <news@LearnQuick.com> wrote in message
> news:ufJKXylDFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > "Ryan Hanisco" <rhanisco@flagshipis.com> wrote in message
> > news:OsH4JyiDFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> John,
> >>
> >> The limit here is dependent on the version of  the file system you are
> >> using.  With the current version of NTFS, I don't remember there being
a
> >> limit.  You'll want to Google the NTFS spec (or fat32 if you're still
> >> there... ) for a confirmation of that.
> >>
> >
> > I have had upwards of 200,000 files in an NTFS
> > directory on Win2000.
> >
> > I was abysmal to access but it functioned.
> >
> > (A software program went nuts and did that -- just the
> > delete *.* >nul took something like hours.)
> >
> > BTW, I have no real problem with people posting to the
> > wrong newsgroup but it is irritating and less help to those
> > who do so and then don't explain this was a FILE SYSTEM
> > question, not AD as the group suggests.
> >
> > And also points up that the word "folder" is sometimes worse
> > than useless:
> >
> > Admins should say "directory" when they mean directory;
> > share when that is the object, or OU etc.....
> >
> >
> > -- 
> > Herb Martin
> >
> >
> >> -- 
> >> Ryan Hanisco
> >> MCSE, MCDBA
> >> Flagship Integration Services
> >>
> >> <john_20_28_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> >> news:1107900558.090223.124160@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com...
> >> > I just mean a folder and then subfolders, not nested, just like a
> >> > folder "mystuff."  and how many subfolders can it have under it.
> >> >
> >> > Again, not like mystuff -> next folder -> folder under that one->
etc.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Rather, mystuff->folder1, folder2, etc.; like C:/ and then a bunch of
> >> > subfolders.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks.
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>

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