Re: File sizes

["Jarod Wilson" <user=74@nabble.blu.org>]

 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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Jarod Wilson 
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