Max number of files allowed on an NTFS volume?

[MustISO]

Is there a theoretical limit to the number of files allowed on an NTFS volume. I have a 275GB Stripe set that contains 88 million files. When I try to create new files I get a message that there's insufficient system resources. It's not a memory issue.

Thanks


MustISO

 

[Noriaki]

88 million files......

Is this just a test to see if there is a limit?? lol

Why the heck do you have 88 million files...that's ALOT of files.

I didn't think NTFS had a limit..but then I've never tried 88mil...

You might try searching the Microsoft KB, they should have something in there about it.

 

[SUOrangeman]

I knoe NTFS can supposedly handle up to 2 exabytes, but I'm not sure of actual number of files it can handle.

-SUO

 

[MustISO]

I checked the MS Knowledge base and I didn't see anything about the number of files. I know the older version of NTFS.SYS had some problems with volumes that contained more than 4 million files.

Anyone else?

MustISO

 

[ERJ]

Sorry, but I have to know....

What the heck are you storing?

ERJ

 

[Dulanic]

Lot's and lots of porn pics hehe

 

[nortexoid]

yeah, i'm kinda curious to know what u're storing on that beast..

do u leave the mic on recording high-quality .wav files 24/7?

or is your music collection .wav files?...and u copy DVD straight onto your hdd...without compressing them...

although, if i were u, i'd just have 88 million copies of the same file in different directories (of course)...that is, if i had the room, that's what i would do..

as far as a theoretical limit, i'm sure there is one, and i don't think 88 million is it.

 

[Sir Fredrick]

Could be related to your cluster size?

 

[Crimson]

I definitely think this is something you should be contacting Microsoft directly on.

 

[MustISO]

Well, I kind of found the answer to my question. There is a limit to the amount of files and it's based on the size of the volume and the MFT. Someone explained that the MFT is 1/16th or 1/8th the volume size and pre-allocated when the volume is formatted. So once the MFT is filled, that's it.

MustISO

 

[rbV5]

Crap, only 87.8 million files to go.....

 

[obenton]

When the NTFS disk is created, the MFT can be set as a larger percentage of the disk than the default.