files and folders

[Debbie]

Is there a maximum number of files you can have in a folder? Likewise is
there a max number of folders you can have inside another folder? Thank you.
Debbie

 

[Jerold Schulman]

Is there a maximum number of files you can have in a folder? Likewise is
there a max number of folders you can have inside another folder? Thank you.
Debbie

In a 32bit system, I believe both answers are 2**32-1 (4,294,967,295) (~4 billion), assuming NTFS.

Jerold Schulman
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