Disk Drive size limitations

[mark]

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I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
there any way to over come this

 

[Guest]

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4tb.... and you will not come across a single file that big. TB =
terabytes. And it's not WindowsXP that has the file size limitation, it's
NTFS. Just as FAT32 as a 4gb file size limitation.
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"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
> there any way to over come this

 

[null]

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Mark wrote:
> I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
> there any way to over come this

Not true. An NTFS volume can be up to 256 TB minus 64K. See:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

However, to use volumes larger than 2 TB on MBR disks, you'd need to use
dynamic volumes. See the article referenced above.

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So which is it, 4tb as you say or 256tb as null says?

"Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
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4tb.... and you will not come across a single file that big. TB =
terabytes. And it's not WindowsXP that has the file size limitation, it's
NTFS. Just as FAT32 as a 4gb file size limitation.
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www.coribright.com

"Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
> there any way to over come this

 

[null]

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abcd wrote:
> So which is it, 4tb as you say or 256tb as null says?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> news:Oj$SI6rjEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 4tb.... and you will not come across a single file that big. TB =
> terabytes. And it's not WindowsXP that has the file size limitation, it's
> NTFS. Just as FAT32 as a 4gb file size limitation.

Well, who do you believe, Microsoft or Cari?

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[Guest]

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Do you want drive size limitation or file size limitation?
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"abcd" <spammer@spam.com> wrote in message
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> So which is it, 4tb as you say or 256tb as null says?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> news:Oj$SI6rjEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 4tb.... and you will not come across a single file that big. TB =
> terabytes. And it's not WindowsXP that has the file size limitation, it's
> NTFS. Just as FAT32 as a 4gb file size limitation.
> --
> Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
> www.coribright.com
>
> "Mark" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5D57EF1B-FCD3-4DEA-90A5-AB5946B8127F@microsoft.com...
>>I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
>> there any way to over come this
>
>
>
>

 

[Guest]

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I would take Microsoft over Cari any day. The op asked about disk drive
size and Cari went on about file size limitations on disk.

"null" <null@planetzero.com> wrote in message
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abcd wrote:
> So which is it, 4tb as you say or 256tb as null says?
>
> "Cari (MS-MVP)" <Newsgroups1@coribright.com> wrote in message
> news:Oj$SI6rjEHA.2908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> 4tb.... and you will not come across a single file that big. TB =
> terabytes. And it's not WindowsXP that has the file size limitation, it's
> NTFS. Just as FAT32 as a 4gb file size limitation.

Well, who do you believe, Microsoft or Cari?

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The reader should exercise normal caution and backup the Registry and
data files regularly, and especially before making any changes to their
PC, as well as performing regular virus and spyware scans. I am not
liable for problems or mishaps that occur from the reader using advice
posted here.

 

[Guest]

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Actually the original poster asked:

"I was told that Windows XP has a 2 TB size limitation is this true and is
there any way to over come this"

I gave them file size limitation. The other poster answered drive size
limitation. Two CORRECT answers, given the poster did not ask a specific
question.

Both of us are correct.
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Cari (MS-MVP Printing, Imaging & Hardware)
www.coribright.com

"abcd" <spammer@spam.com> wrote in message
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>I would take Microsoft over Cari any day. The op asked about disk drive
> size and Cari went on about file size limitations on disk.
>