Please help, actually, how many files can I put in a single directory ?

[Qzruh]

Actually, how many files can i put in a single directory on :
FAT partition
FAT32 partition
NTFS partition
Linux native partition

is it unlimited ? i dont think that way...
please help... or maybe explain

Andy

 

[TBP]

first of all, everything on a current computer is limited

in a *ix file system, directory is treated the same as a file except that user can't directly write to it. It records the logical addresses (not exactly, but you get the point) and file names. Thus the maximum number of files a directory can have is on the order of the maximum file size a file system can have. Of course when you need to calculate the actual number you have to know how how many bytes the directory uses to store file information.

I don't know about windows, but assume they are similar.

 

[YoungFart]

Get your answers HERE

Why did you post the same question in two different forums anyway?

 

[Qzruh]

Thx for your reply TBP,

Sorry young fart, i dont know where should i put this question since i dont know this is part of hardware or part of operating system. And i think that my windows question (fat and fat32) will be answered in General Hardware, and they wont touch the *nix. And my question abut *nix i'm sure i have to post it here in Operating System.
My thinking was right, the Windows part was answered in General Hardware and the *nix part was kindly answered here by TPB

sorry if bothering you youngfart

Andy