Posted by GMAN on 10/16/06 18:05

In article <45337d07.66758390@news-server.houston.rr.com>, spam@uce.gov wrote:
>On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 11:43:18 -0500, Airman Thunderbird
><airman.basic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Create a folder on the DVD and copy the pix there. You probably have too
>>many file names for the root of the drive. Windows doesn't like that.
>
>Only if the disk is formatted as FAT32. If it is formatted as NTFS,
>there is no restriction on the number of filenames in the root
>directory.
>
>FAT32 format has the directory for root hardcoded onto the disk, and
>therefore has a severe limitation in size. Directories, on the other
>hand, are actually files and can grow as large as needed.
>
>NTFS keeps everything, including root filenames, in a Master File
>Table, which is a disk file that can grow indefinitely.
>
>
Name one DVD format that uses NTFS?

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