This begs another question that I haven't run into a problem with yet but makes me feel uneasy. What about folders within a folder? I have a folder where I create a new folder for every user on the site and then anything they upload goes into their folder. This is working well so far as we only have around 1000 users. We're using a Windows 2003 Server. As it grows am I going to hit the same kind of limitations or does windows handle the folders well enough that it won't be a problem? Just curious because I've never dealt with the issue before when it comes to folder. Definitely had some headaches with the number of files (especially images) in a folder. Anyone have experiences or thoughts?
John Burns Certified Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -----Original Message----- From: Ken Ferguson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 12:01 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: maximum number of files in directory A customer of mine had a Windows 2K server on a cheesy little box. It had about 15,000 images in one folder and was still serving them up without much if any problem. However, I made the mistake of trying to open the folder in Explorer one day and the machine laughed maniacally then went unconscious. After the reboot, I used the command line to move some things about and reorganize, changed the code in the application and it's continued to work very well to this day with that load spread over about 20 directories arranged by product line and category. A couple of the categories still have folders with 600-700 images in them, but nothing more than that. --Ferg Mike Klostermeyer wrote: > I've served images from a Windows 2000 Server that was fine until it > reached 20,000-30,000, at which point it became unstable. > > Mike > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gilbert Midonnet [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 10:19 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: RE: maximum number of files in directory > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:237431 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
