chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer) (09/16/89)
I just ran into what seems to be a restriction on the number of directory entries allowed on a 3.5" 720k disk. I tried to put the 123rd file on the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept getting file creation errors. I know there is an adjustable limit on RAMDISKs, but I'm not sure of 3.5" disks. I can't find anything on it in any of my DOS manuals. I am able to copy all 123 files to my 1.2M floppy though. Chuck Rissmeyer NCR Comten Information Services chuck@ncrcis.StPaul.NCR.COM (All standard disclaimers apply)
craigb@hp-sdd.hp.com (Craig Bosworth) (09/16/89)
I don't think you can change the number of entries in the root directory,
but a quick and dirty solution is to put all of the files in a subdirectory.
The number of entries in a subdirectory is limited only by disk space
available.
BOS
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in article <1512@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>, chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer) says: > I just ran into what seems to be a restriction on the number of directory > entries allowed on a 3.5" 720k disk. I tried to put the 123rd file on > the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept > getting file creation errors. Each type of disk has a default for the number of allowed entries in the root directory, which is set on the disk at 'format' time. The simplest thing to do is to make a directory on the diskette, and put all of your files there. It should be able to hold as many as will fit on the disk. I think the limit for the 1.2/1.44 class is 212. 'fdformat.exe', from Germany (PD), allows different values for /. -- --- Clarence A Dold - dold@tsmiti.Convergent.COM (408) 434-5293 ...pyramid!ctnews!tsmiti!dold P.O.Box 6685, San Jose, CA 95150-6685 MS#10-007
cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca (Stephen M. Dunn) (09/17/89)
In article <1512@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer) writes:
$I just ran into what seems to be a restriction on the number of directory
$entries allowed on a 3.5" 720k disk. I tried to put the 123rd file on
$the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept
$getting file creation errors.
$I know there is an adjustable limit on
$RAMDISKs, but I'm not sure of 3.5" disks. I can't find anything on it
$in any of my DOS manuals. I am able to copy all 123 files to my 1.2M floppy
$though.
There may be some formatting programs that allow you to specify the limit
of how many files you can put onto a given disk; if you can't find such a
program, however, you're stuck - IF YOU NEED YOUR FILES IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY,
that is.
The root directory is limited in size; however, subdirectories are not;
the only limit on the size of a subdirectory is the free space on your disk.
Therefore, if you run out of directory space while there's still free space
available, create a subdirectory (remember that this takes up a directory
entry in the root,so you'll have to remove one of the files first) and put
your files in the subdirectory.
--
Stephen M. Dunn cs4g6ag@maccs.McMaster.CA
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From article <1512@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM>, by chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer): > > I just ran into what seems to be a restriction on the number of directory > entries allowed on a 3.5" 720k disk. I tried to put the 123rd file on > the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept > getting file creation errors. > > > Chuck Rissmeyer > NCR Comten > Information Services > chuck@ncrcis.StPaul.NCR.COM (All standard disclaimers apply) I have seen this problem before. There is a limit on how much can be in the ROOT directory of the disk. make a subdirectory, and copy all of the files there. That should solve your problem. Duane L. Rezac -- +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Duane L. Rezac |These views are my own, and NOT representitive of my place| | dsacg1!dcscg1!drezac drezac@dcscg1.dcsc.dla.mil of Employment. | +-----------------------+---------------------------------------------------+
las) (09/19/89)
In article <1512@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer) writes: }I just ran into what seems to be a restriction on the number of directory }entries allowed on a 3.5" 720k disk. I tried to put the 123rd file on }the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept }getting file creation errors. The root directory on dos disks is a fixed size. Sub-directories, on the other hand, may grow - though if you put a lot of files in one, access is sssssllllllooooooowwwwwww. The difference is that the root directory is a fixed area on the disk whereas sub-directories are files. regards, Larry -- Signed: Larry A. Shurr (cbema!las@att.ATT.COM or att!cbema!las) Clever signature, Wonderful wit, Outdo the others, Be a big hit! - Burma Shave (With apologies to the real thing. The above represents my views only.) (Please note my mailing address. Mail sent directly to cbnews doesn't make it.)
dherity@cs.tcd.ie (Dominic Herity) (09/19/89)
In article <1512@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM> chuck@ncrcce.StPaul.NCR.COM (Chuck Rissmeyer) writes: > ... I tried to put the 123rd file on >the disk, and although there was enough storage space available, I kept >getting file creation errors. All floppies (and hard disks) have a *fixed* number of sectors assigned to the root directory. As you say, this can be modified on a RAMdisk, but I don't know about floppies or hard disks. In any case, this restriction only applies to the *root* directory. You can get around it by creating a single directory on the floppy ("md a:\many") and putting your files into that (copy *.* a:\many).