Re: OT?: FAT32(/16?) Question: Max. files in top level
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On Mon, Jan 02, 2017 at 08:32:33AM -0600, David Wright wrote:
> On Sun 01 Jan 2017 at 13:15:11 (+0100), tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 05:14:50PM -0600, David Wright wrote:
Yeah, sorry. I was set off by this...
> > > Auto-selecting FAT32 for large filesystem
...and overlooked this:
> > > # mkfs.fat -F 16 -i 20161231 -n PETROLEUM2G -r 2000 -v /dev/sdb1
>
> This was intended to create a FAT16 filesystem...
you are right.
[...]
> > This is very interesting! Seems FAT32 has a limit of 1024 entries
> > in a top-level dir. OK, if all else fails, read the instructions :)
>
> ... so I think you mean FAT16 here.
indeed.
[...]
> So no mystery, perhaps.
Again, indeed. Seems the default in this case was set at 1024 entries
for the root dir.
Thanks
- -- tomás
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