Posted by Airman Thunderbird on 10/16/06 17:36

I was talking about the root of the CD.


Citizen Bob 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.
>
>

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