Re: [MiNT] File sizes

[Paul Wratt <paul.wratt@gmail.com>]

On Sun, Dec 27, 2009 at 3:06 AM,  <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk> wrote:
> I am trying to find out what the current file sizes are on Mint ext2fs
>
> I've just bought an external usb drive which came formatted with FAT32
> This format is usefully portable but the files cannot be bigger than
> 4Gbyte. I am trying to copy my diving videos onto the drive from pc laptop
> so this is a limitation.
>
> I would like to keep the drive Atari friendly so that I can use it
> when USB becomes workable either on the Milan or ACP Coldari.
>
> I have found a utility that can patch windows to use ext2fs and this
> would hopefully mean I can use the drive on the Atari at some point.
>
> Peter
>
> PS Merry Christmas everyone and welcome back Odd.
>
There should be no file size limits, those are OS limits, not format
limits, remembering that they change "block" sizes to allow greater
drive sizes. If there is a limit to files on ext2 it will be around
4Gb also, and it will be the OS that limits it, not the format.

BTW, what videos do you have that are larger than 4Gb, remembering
that even on a dual layer DVD (8.5Gb) the video is normally split into
pieces

Paul