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diff --git a/content/posts/2004-08-04-big-friggin-files.html b/content/posts/2004-08-04-big-friggin-files.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..de374e9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/posts/2004-08-04-big-friggin-files.html @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +--- +date: "2004-08-04T17:47:48Z" +title: Big Friggin Files +--- + +<p> +Here's a handy list of maximum file sizes for various filesystems: +</p> + +<blockquote cite='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Table_size.html'> +<ul> +<li>ext2/3: Filesystem up to 16 TB, individual files to 2 TB</li> +<li>Reiserfs: Filesystem up to 17 TB, individual files to 2 TB.</li> +<li>JFS: Filesystem up to 32 PB, individual files to 4 PB.</li> +<li>XFS: Filesystem up to 16 EB, individual files to 8 EB.</li> +<li>NTFS: Varies, but with default block size the maximum filesystem size is 16 TB. Files are limited only by the size of the volume.</li> +</ul> + +<p> +Note: The 2.4 Linux kernel has a 2 TB limitation on the size of a block device, so the very large limits above are, for the moment, theoretical. 2.5/2.6 should fix this limitation. +</p> + +<p> <a href='http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/Table_size.html'>Source</a></p> +</blockquote> + +<p> +I also stumbled across <a href='http://mdbtools.sf.net/'>MDBTools</a>. It's a set of tools for reading Access files in real operating systems. Seems to be buggy at the moment, but it looks promising. +</p> + |