Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

[Brant Fitzsimmons]

João Candido Araujo Milasch Filho wrote:

fat32 has 32 bits of adressing, thats the same as 2gb os adressing range. but the adressing is on sector/cylinter/etc, so, it seams to me that it can have more than 1Tb. Im not sure of that, so please do not be angry. I se that it has more than 4gb because i have a 26gbHDD fat32 formated.

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From: Brant Fitzsimmons

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Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 12:49 PM

Subject: Re: [expert] create fat32 file system

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if i remember correctly, fat32 has a 4gb limitation


--- Original Message ---
From: David Hlacik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [expert] create fat32 file system

  

Hi, when i type mkfs.vfat /dev/hdb1 it says ..Attempting to
    

create too
  

large file system. Why? /dev/hdb1 is 20GB large.

Thanks

David Hlacik

    

It has a 4GB file limit.

4GB individual file limit to be precise.  I know that from running into it time and time again doing video editing.

Here are the limits:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url="">

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