Maximum number of folders in XP?

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falcios said:
What is the maximum number of folders allowed in XP with Service Pack 3?
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The number of objects (files or foders) that can be stored on the volume
or in a directory is dependent of the file system used.

For FAT32 volumes the maximun number of objects that can be stored in a
folder is 65,534. If you use long file names that number can be reduced
significantly, I've quite often seen FAT32 folders conk out at 20 to 25
thousand objects.

If you are using NTFS file system the number of objects that you can jam
on the volume is practically unlimited, if you're a stickler for exact
numbers you can stick 4,294,967,295 objects on an NTFS Volume and they
can be stuffed in folders as you please.

John
 
PS: A FAT32 volume can hold a maximum total of 4,177,920 objects,
limited to 65,534 objects per directory as described below.
 
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