Hard drive folder limits

[djminty]

I have an internal 2T drive, I have 1134 folders directly on the drive. If I add more folders they or other folders dissappear, haven't looked into which folders yet, when i shut the computer down. So it won't let me have more than 1134 folders. Is this a limit on how many folders can run off a hard drive letter, like E:

Thanks

 

[lupinesithlord]

there have always been limits on the number of directories available in the root drive, this is one of the reasons for sub directories.

 

[djminty]

So is there any limits on sub directories? And have the missing folders and files gone completely?

 

[lupinesithlord]

as far as I am aware, no....In dos there wasnt, just the root. (i'd assume a throwback for backward compatability) as far as the existence of the missing directories I'm not sure.