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From: bitting-douglas@cs.yale.edu (Douglas Bitting)
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Subject: Re: Is there a limit on the number of files?
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Date: 13 May 91 00:38:13 GMT
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In article <10173@castle.ed.ac.uk> crs@castle.ed.ac.uk (C R Smart) writes:
>
>Is there a limit to the number of files which the mac can handle?  I
>have been warned that "funny things" happen when the number of files
>tops about 700.  I am a bit concerned as I have about 800 files at the
>moment.
>
>Is there a limit?  Was there a limit?  If there is a limit, how to
>increase it?

I wouldn't think that there is a limit (I sure hope not as I have 1600+ files
on my Hard Drive and it is only 1/2 full).  It would seem that the desktop
file(s) would just continue to grow to hold information as the the number of
files you have grows.  There is no hardware limitation... to the computer, the
disk is just a series of blocks and the controller takes care of accessing
them... the desktop file just tells the controller where to look to get part x
of file y.

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>Colin Smart         |      Do not meddle in the affairs of Wizards
>crs@castle.ed.ac.uk |      for they are subtle and quick to anger. -- Tolkien
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--Doug

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