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    Windows XP Partition Limit

    Hey all,
    I'm wondering what the limits for a partition in Windows XP might be. Trying to work on a new backup repository/server, and I think we can make it work with a box that can host >2TB...will Windows allow for a single partition over 2TB?

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    Under NTFS, the maximum size of a volume is in 2 to the 64th power. This is equal to 16 binary exabytes, or 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 bytes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ua549
    Under NTFS, the maximum size of a volume is in 2 to the 64th power. This is equal to 16 binary exabytes, or 18,446,744,073,709,551,616 bytes.
    Um...so I guess my 'piddly' 2TB will be okay then, eh?
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    Quote Originally Posted by AstroCreep
    Um...so I guess my 'piddly' 2TB will be okay then, eh?
    Thanks!
    Should be fine. You could even make it FAT32 if you were [for God knows what reason] so inclined.
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    Well, he could use FAT32, but he's have to use something other than Windows XP to partition/format the drive since Microsoft limited the maximum partition size for those utilities to keep people from using FAT32 on large volumes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkyDog
    Well, he could use FAT32, but he's have to use something other than Windows XP to partition/format the drive since Microsoft limited the maximum partition size for those utilities to keep people from using FAT32 on large volumes.
    Exactly. It'd be much harder to come up with reasonable justification than to get around the XP format limitation.
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    if you are going to store large files, XFS might be better, ReiserFS is better for smaller files. But you will have to do some digging and such to get them to work with Windows ...
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    You'd have to use raid to make it look like one big partition, but you probably knew that. Ext3 filesystem is pretty easy to get on windows too.

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    depending on the use ext3 is not the best solution (for example, a media center).
    Activation? What activation?
    Quote Originally Posted by Geekkit (from ubuntu forums regarding 'goto' statement)
    Yep it sure does. So does crack cocaine. Existence is not a valid endorsement for being acceptable.
    Quote Originally Posted by Linus Torvalds
    Only wimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it

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