How many drives can a computer have?

Louie999

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I only have 2 at the moment but I'm planning to buy a new one for extra storage, is there some sort of limit on how many drives I can have? And if so, how can I know?
 
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Operating systems have limits. Some Linux OS limits are in the thousands of disks. Desktop Windows has some limitations with the "A" to "Z" designation for disks. Your motherboard has a limited number of places to connect disks, typically 2 - 8. You could then add disk controller card(s) to have a few dozen more.

Three won't be an issue.

kanewolf

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Operating systems have limits. Some Linux OS limits are in the thousands of disks. Desktop Windows has some limitations with the "A" to "Z" designation for disks. Your motherboard has a limited number of places to connect disks, typically 2 - 8. You could then add disk controller card(s) to have a few dozen more.

Three won't be an issue.
 
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