>Hi,
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>A client of mine has the files of my app in an NT 4.0 server that has a very large number of files (over 50000). The server also has a lot of memory (256 MB).
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>The machine slows down greatly just while using the NT Explorer and eventually refuses to be connected to stations.
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>Does anybody know what is the maximum number of files that can exist in an NT disk or server, and if it can be modified?
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>TIA,
>
>Alex


I doubt that's your problem (unless they're all in one folder). I've got 110K files on my server (P200 with 128MB) running W2K Server and it's quite acceptable for speed.