Re: OT?: FAT32(/16?) Question: Max. files in top level
This appears to be a never ending thread. ;-)
I started it, an, for the record, I'm good (I've got a satisfactory answer--it
seems I can put photos in subdirectories and the photo frame will work its way
through the subdirectories).
But, if you (all) are having fun, carry on ;-)
On Monday, January 02, 2017 10:29:16 AM Nicolas George wrote:
> Le tridi 13 nivôse, an CCXXV, Jude DaShiell a écrit :
> > msdos 6.22 which was fat16 had a limit of 112 files in top level
> > directory. Once I tried putting more than that on a floppy disk and
> > couldn't figure why no more would fit until I found this out. I don't
> > know if the limit got expanded for fat32 and msdos 7
>
> Will nobody read the darn thread before posting half-wrong statements?
> And possibly check their own facts against reliable sources?
>
> The limit does not come from the OS, it is coded in the "superblock" of
> the filesystem. It can be configured when creating the filesystem. The
> default is indeed sometimes 112.
>
> Also, MS-DOS 6.22 "is" not FAT16, that does not mean anything. FAT12,
> FAT16 and FAT32 are three variants of the filesystems with different
> compromises between wasted storage per file and wasted storage globally.
> The tool that creates the filesystem will normally choose the best one
> for a typical use by default. And of course, MS-DOS < 7 did not support
> FAT32.
>
> Regards,
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