may also be related to carry over experience from FAT drives, had a limitation in number of files in the root (and directories/folders count as files) so too many files in the root would limit the use of the entire drive capacity.
On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 4:03 AM, Graeme Carstairs <loonyto...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks guys makes sense > > Cheers > > Graeme > > On Wed, 13 Sep 2017 at 00:23, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> +1 >> - create a directory at the root, and share that, not the root. >> - Remove the NTFS permissions for Users from the root, and assign it to >> the directory, with Read-Only (this folder only) >> >> It solves a lot of problems. >> >> Kurt >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 3:10 AM, Melvin Backus <melvin.bac...@byers.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Not putting them in the root avoids the need to modify the base NTFS >>> permissions on every new share you create. While defaults used to >>> allow r/w access for everyone, now the default is r/o for everyone. By >>> pushing down a level you can change it once and all new shares can inherit >>> the new setting. I create a Shares folder for that purpose. No clue >>> why going down 2 levels though. I get the path length part, but our users >>> wind up exceeding that so often I’ve just come to accept it. Move a >>> 200 character path down the tree 8 levels to another 200 character path and >>> what do you get? A mess. J >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> There are 10 kinds of people in the world... >>> those who understand binary and those who don't. >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* listsad...@lists.myitforum.com [mailto:listsadmin@lists. >>> myitforum.com] *On Behalf Of *Graeme Carstairs >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 12, 2017 5:10 AM >>> *To:* ntsysadm@lists.myitforum.com >>> *Subject:* [NTSysADM] Is there a reason not to have file shares in a >>> drives root folder >>> >>> >>> >>> Recently came across some filservers that were setup as >>> >>> >>> >>> F:\1\2\fileshares >>> >>> >>> >>> When asked why they relied that they had an ms consultant who >>> recommended this as file share share should not be in the root folder and >>> that 3rd level folder was the reccomended place for them >>> >>> >>> >>> They can't remember his reasoning >>> >>> >>> >>> But the 1 and 2 was to keep the path small so not to run into path >>> length issues >>> >>> >>> >>> Does anyone know why this would be recommended ? >>> >>> >>> >>> Tia >>> >>> Graeme >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Graeme Carstairs >>> >>> >>> >>> e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com >>> >> >> -- > Graeme Carstairs > > e-mail :- loonyto...@gmail.com >
