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Re: File sizes



 
On Oct 16, 2007, at 11:16, Jarod Wilson wrote: 

> On Oct 16, 2007, at 10:54, Scott Ehrlich wrote: 
> 
>> What is the maximum file size permitted by Linux? 
> 
> Can't recall anymore, but Really Big. 
> 
>> That is obviously a generic question - 
>> 
>> - There is likely a BIOS limitation 
> 
> Not sure if it any system BIOS limitations might exists, but   
> storage controller firmware limitations are certainly a possibility. 
> 
>> - 32 vs 64 bit 
> 
> Yeah, that definitely makes a difference... 
> 
>> - How about EXT2 vs EXT3? 
> 
> I believe they support the same max file size, which is a   
> relatively paltry 2TB (definitely the case on ext3). XFS supports   
> much larger files, not sure how large though. Max I've tried on XFS   
> is 16TB, which it handles w/o a complaint. Brief poking suggests   
> 16TB is the upper limit on a 32-bit system, while its 8 exabytes on   
> a 64-bit system. 


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