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From: andyp@treehouse.UUCP (Andy Peterman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Limit on number of files/resources per volume?
Message-ID: <652@treehouse.UUCP>
Date: 15 Nov 90 07:58:41 GMT
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In article <39730@ut-emx.uucp> awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) writes:
>I think there is also a limit on the number of resources the Desktop file can
>handle (the number 2500 comes to mind.)  There is also a practical performance
>limit on the number of files in a folder.  for example, I have a folder full of
>text files (about 850) that can take a couple of minutes or more to open.

The Desktop file only deals with applications - if you're just creating
documents, then it shouldn't be a problem.  Also, it's just Finder that
has the problem with many files in a folder.  Most applications
shouldn't mind (although I'd hate to try opening a specific file with
the Open dialog).

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