Max number of files in a directory

[ukshug1]

Does anyone know of a maximum or recomended limit to the number of files that should exist in a Directory under NT4

Thanks

Steve

 

[ensorg]

On NTFS performance doesn't degrade no matter how many files you have.

On FAT, when there are several thousand files in a directory you will notice that performance degrades.

 

[ukshug1]

Thanks for that

If the directory was being accessed accross the network is anything likley to be different

Steve

 

[ensorg]

There is no maximum, obviously if you have a slow connection it will be slow to display.

 

[ukshug1]

Thanks for your help