Why Do Linux File System Have a Maximum File Size?
Contents File System File Size [Byte] File System Size [Byte] Reiserfs 3.6 (Under Linux 2.4) 260 (1 Eb) 244 (16 Tb) What Determines Max File Size? the Maximum...
| File System | File Size [Byte] | File System Size [Byte] |
|---|---|---|
| ReiserFS 3.6 (under Linux 2.4) | 260 (1 EB) | 244 (16 TB) |
What determines max file size?
The maximum file size a file system supports depends not only on the capacity of the file system, but also on the number of bits reserved for the storage of file size information. The maximum file size in the FAT32 file system, for example, is 4,294,967,295 bytes, which is one byte less than four gigabytes.
What is the maximum file size in UNIX?
DIGITAL UNIX supports up to 2,147,483,647 UNIX File System (UFS) and Memory File System (MFS) mounts.
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