Thanks for the follow-up. I would guess that 300K files is the min, and not the definitive cutoff...
*ASB **http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* <http://xeeme.com/AndrewBaker>* **Providing Virtual CIO Services (IT Operations & Information Security) for the SMB market…*** On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Chinnery, Paul <pa...@mmcwm.com> wrote: > We finally got this resolved with the help of PSS. They had to make a > registry change per this KB: > http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff633453%28v=ws.10%29.aspx. > > From what the tech said, the problem may exhibit itself when more 300,000 > files have been placed. Although, for us, I don't understand why it took > so long since there are over 1M files there. Oh well, vendor has verified > files are transferring so this project may actually get done. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 5:01 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: File limitation error:updated > > On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 1:41 PM, Chinnery, Paul <pa...@mmcwm.com> wrote: > > I had a conference call with our vendor this afternoon. Here is where > > the error occurs: > > > > I open up a command prompt and go to this folder on the server: > > > > z:\00000000\0000\0000\00000 > > > > I then type in : > > > > MD 111111111111 (that's twelve digits) , it works. > > > > If I type in: > > > > MD 001111111111 > > it fails with that file limitation error. > > > > Right now there are approximately 4.5 million files. This is one > > Server > > 2008 r2 sp1 server. > > That's awesome! Same number of digits, but it doesn't like the name. > And, it's nowhere near the path length limitations we've discussed. > > MFT fragmentation perhaps? > > Is that Z: drive local to the machine, or is it mapped to a share on > another machine? Just curious - it shouldn't make a difference... > > I am now officially consumed with curiousity - do keep posting updates. > > Kurt > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ < > http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
