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Max files per directory on NTFS vol vs FAT32

After a quick search on google I found these:

FAT32

  • Maximum disk size: 2 terabytes
  • Maximum file size: 4 gigabytes
  • Maximum number of files on disk: 268,435,437
  • Maximum number of files in a single folder: 65,534

NTFS:

  • Maximum disk size: 256 terabytes
  • Maximum file size: 256 terabytes
  • Maximum number of files on disk: 4,294,967,295
  • Maximum number of files in a single folder: 4,294,967,295

References:

https://superuser.com/questions/446282/max-files-per-directory-on-ntfs-vol-vs-fat32 http://ask-leo.com/is_there_a_limit_to_what_a_single_folder_or_directory_can_hold.html http://www.ntfs.com/ntfs_vs_fat.htm

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