Re: copy limitations in NTFS?

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Manny

The data I'm
>>>> using has been copied from external USB drives, which I fille dup in a
>>>> panic when my data was being lost during the $mft errors, etc.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, England

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"Manny Borges" <manny_borges@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eletu4UIGHA.3056@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ????
>
> Where did this poster say anything about USB?
>
> If you don't know the answer, just say so.
>
> In regards to the a file limit, I have moved larger quantities between
> drives and seen no issues.I will say that these were either SAN storage or
> RAID arrays so I don't know if that is a good qualification. It sounds
> like like the drivers for the drive controller or somethin related caching
> is not dropping its resources. I can only say that it is not an OS issue
> that I am aware of.
>
> --
> Manny Borges
> MCSE NT4-2003 (+ Security)
> MCT, Certified Cheese Master
>
> There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who do understand binary
> and those who don't.
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ekvOzoUIGHA.2928@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Won't copying from a USB drive be slower? Is it the quicker USB 2.0
>> or the older slower version? Are the files fragmented?
>>
>> Try running Disk CleanUp in all user profiles!
>>
>> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
>> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files you
>> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
>> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>>
>> I would suggest you try cCleaner.
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/ccdownload.asp
>> http://www.ccleaner.com/
>>
>> With any cleaner you need to proceed with caution. I invariably
>> recommend creating a restore point before using cCleaner.
>> cCleaner also offers backup before removal.
>>
>> When using cCleaner think twice before checking before
>> Autocomplete Form History under Internet Explorer.
>> You do get a warning but this one has irritating consequences.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>> Gerry
>> ~~~~
>> FCA
>> Stourport, England
>>
>> Enquire, plan and execute
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:es2dnZ3UPKXYWEveRVn-oQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>I assume that was to show the time on the header, and I saw that this
>>>(non-problem) PC was set to Pacific, not Eastern. However, I have
>>>checked the problem PC (I'm not posting from that one), and the zone and
>>>time are correct.
>>>
>>> Again, these posts are sent from a PC which I do NOT have any of these
>>> problems on.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:ODsxrLUIGHA.2696@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 17:49:54 -0600
>>>> From: "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics
>>>> References: <HtadnUy2Jb86C0veRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> <OGoLC3TIGHA.2320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Subject: Re: copy limitations in NTFS?
>>>> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:50:46 -0800
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>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>
>>>> Gerry
>>>> ~~~~
>>>> FCA
>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>
>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>
>>>> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>> news:wM-dnadwB-G_IEveRVn-vw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>> Gerry:
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks very much for the post.
>>>>>
>>>>> The clock is not wrong, I checked this after someone else said this
>>>>> was the problem from another post (repeated and incessant "delayed
>>>>> write" and "$mfg" errors. I set the clock right according to local
>>>>> time, and I UNchecked using Internet time in the clock's properties,
>>>>> because it kept screwing my time up, even though I had the right zone.
>>>>> If it's 2 or 3 seconds off the U.S. officicial atomic clock, is that a
>>>>> problem? BTW, the post is being sent from a different PC than the
>>>>> problem one, but the clock's right on this one too.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is PLENTY of space all over the place; this is all coming off a
>>>>> complete wipe and fresh install, to recover from those delayed write
>>>>> errors and data being lost on one of the SATA drives. The data I'm
>>>>> using has been copied from external USB drives, which I fille dup in a
>>>>> panic when my data was being lost during the $mft errors, etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> The method for copying from one drive to another is just to use
>>>>> Windows XP's drag-drop in Windows Explorer. To copy on one drive, I
>>>>> just use the cntrl+c/cntrl+v shortcut keys while in Windows Explorer.
>>>>>
>>>>> There is no Norton protection on recycle bin.
>>>>>
>>>>> Any other sugestions from anyone?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks again.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OGoLC3TIGHA.2320@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>> Well your clock is wrong for a start.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What programme are you using to copy?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> How much free space on each hard disk?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To increase you free space on your C select Start, All Programs,
>>>>>> Accessories, System Tools, Disk CleanUp, More Options, System Restore
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> remove all but the latest System Restore points? Restore points can
>>>>>> be quite
>>>>>> large.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You should use Disk CleanUp regularly to Empty your Recycle Bin and
>>>>>> Remove Temporary Internet Files. Whenever you remove redundant files
>>>>>> you
>>>>>> should always run Disk Defragmenter by selecting Start, All Programs,
>>>>>> Accessories, System Tools, Disk Defragmenter.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have a Norton Protected Recycle Bin?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hope this helps.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Gerry
>>>>>> ~~~~
>>>>>> FCA
>>>>>> Stourport, England
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Enquire, plan and execute
>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "NewbieSupreme" <newbiesupreme@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:HtadnUy2Jb86C0veRVn-pQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>>>>I get an error that the system is out of resources when copying a
>>>>>>>large number of lrage files. In searching the newsgroups, it appears
>>>>>>>limitations only exist in windows 2000. My configuration is as
>>>>>>>follows:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> - AMD 64FX CPU
>>>>>>> - 1Gb RAM
>>>>>>> - 2 250 Gb Western Digital SATA drives cables to SATA ports on mobo
>>>>>>> - 1 100Gb Western Digital IDE drive ribboned to blue IDE port on
>>>>>>> mobo
>>>>>>> - Windows XP Pro, all current service packs/fixes installed (OS is
>>>>>>> on 1st SATA drive)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm attempting to copy 48 Gb (356,000 files in 20,000 folders) from
>>>>>>> one SATA drive to another, and also tried from one SATA to the IDE.
>>>>>>> After about an hour of copying, I get an error that the system ran
>>>>>>> out of resources. This seems to be a pretty kickass configuration
>>>>>>> to have this problem; does anyone know what might be causing this?
>>>>>>> I tried once while running a couple instances of ie in the
>>>>>>> background, and once with nothing running in background. I've run a
>>>>>>> complete updated Norton virus scan on everything, and have checked
>>>>>>> the processes running during copy, and nothing was taking up huge
>>>>>>> amounts of RAM or CPU capacity.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I did some checking on caching and how to set page filing, etc., and
>>>>>>> the numbers that exist in the current settings seem good enough to
>>>>>>> do anything, although only one SATA is set to use page swapping (the
>>>>>>> one w/ the OS on it). Is that the problem? Or do I need to set
>>>>>>> something to have as much RAM or caching or pagefiling as amount of
>>>>>>> files being copied?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for reading, any help, advice, tips, etc. would be greatly
>>>>>>> appreciated.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>
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