Store big files in windows root directory

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Is there some issues or limitations to store big volume files( >600MB) in
windows root directory? (c:\)
Or this does not matter?

thanks
 
There is a limit on how many files you can store in
a root directory but no limit on the size. Try this little
known command from a Command Prompt:

fsutil file createnew c:\big.bin 1000000000

It will create a 1 GByte test file in the blink of an eyelid.
 
Pegasus (MVP) said:
There is a limit on how many files you can store in
a root directory but no limit on the size. Try this little
known command from a Command Prompt:

fsutil file createnew c:\big.bin 1000000000

It will create a 1 GByte test file in the blink of an eyelid.
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There is some limitations to store files in My Documents folder, since its
system folder.. But but no limitations to store files in root directory
C:\, OK?
 
mistral said:
There is some limitations to store files in My Documents folder, since its
system folder.. But but no limitations to store files in root directory
C:\, OK?
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limit to "number" of files in root folder c:\ = yes
limit on "size" of files = no

limit on size and number of files in "My Documents" = there should not be
 
limit to "number" of files in root folder c:\ = yes
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No, not in NTFS. There's a limit of 4,294,967,295 files on a single
partition, but no limit on the number of files and subdirectories in
any directory.

All FAT32 directories are limited to 65,536 entries. A file or
subdirectory may use from one to thirteen entries, so directories can
fill surprisingly quickly.
limit on "size" of files = no
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There are limits on the size of single file in each file system, but
no limit on total size of all files in a directory.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/windows2000serv/reskit/core/fncc_fil_tvjq.mspx?mfr=true
 
mistral said:
Is there some issues or limitations to store big volume files( >600MB) in
windows root directory? (c:\)
Or this does not matter?
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In FAT32 no file anywhere can be larger than 4GB. In NTFS the filesize
limit is astronomical. Whether it's the root or any other directory
makes no difference.
 
Tim Slattery said:
No, not in NTFS. There's a limit of 4,294,967,295 files on a single
partition, but no limit on the number of files and subdirectories in
any directory.
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Not to be nit picking, but doesn't that imply a limit of 4,294,967,295 files
in one directory or can a directory span multiple partitions somehow? If so,
how is this done? Thanks.
Louis
 
3c273 said:
Not to be nit picking, but doesn't that imply a limit of 4,294,967,295 files
in one directory or can a directory span multiple partitions somehow? If so,
how is this done? Thanks.
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You're right, it would be impossible to have more than 4,294,967,295
file in a single directory.
 
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