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From: mkallas@digi.lonestar.org (mark kallas)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc
Subject: Re: Limit on number of files per directory
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Date: 27 Jul 90 11:16:57 GMT
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In article <19528@orstcs.CS.ORST.EDU> duvalj@bionette.cgrb.orst.edu (Joe Duval - Entomology) writes:
>Is there a limit on files in DOS?  Is there a certain number that I should
>start worrying if I go above?

The limit is for the root directory only. There is no limit for the number of
files in a sub-directory.

Common Root Directory Limits
Single Sided Floppy Disk (160K)		64  files
Double Sided Double Density (360K)	112 files
Double Sided High Density (1.2M)	224 files
Fixed Disk (any size)			512 files

(sorry I didn't see info on 720k or 1.44M micro floppies)

Reference - _PC_Magazine_DOS_Power_Tools by Paul Somerson 
Chapter 3 - Hard Disks Made Easy, Directory Limits page 77-- 
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