The 2000 file per directory limit - a data migration issue
I have come across this limit now with 2 different hosting companies. Not sure how many of you are aware of this limit but as your site membership base grows then you too may like to know what is the mysterious force stopping you from transferring all of your files successfully.
Have you ever been using an FTP client (I use Filezilla) and wondered why the number of files indicated at the bottom of the remote server window never goes beyond the magical number of 1998? It's because there is a limit of 2000 files per directory and unless you talk to your hosting company to get it lifted, no matter how hard you try to transfer those files, it will continue to say 1998 files.
My question to Boonex is "Why do you not know this or if you do , then why don't you take this into consideration when setting up the data migration to move all images for example into one folder located at:
/modules/boonex/photos/data/files/
My data migration transferred over 12,000 files to the files directory. If this is such a common restriction imposed by hosting companies as the default, maybe Boonex should condsider that their Dolphineers' sites would eventually grow to a point where this default restriction would eventually become a bit of an issue?
It would of course make more sense to have more directories with less files in them.
If you have been wondering why your data migration of the photos is queueing forever then this may be why. It was for me.
Hope this helps!
Peace...Profesize (Proudly Australian too)
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There is no such limit on filesystem (about 2K file) ! the most close limit is about 30K subfolders(not files), but Dolphin do not use subfolders in such cases!
On both occasions when this limit of 2000 was increased it fixed my problem.
What I'm really wondering is if your actually comprehending what your writing? Look at your OP:
"My question to Boonex is "Why do you not know this or if you do , then why don't you take this see more
Do you happen to have any directories with more than 2000 files in them? Just curious.
there are other limitations that are on most all *nix distros, and until you hit that limit, you really dont even realize they are there. these limitations of bottom boundaries are just part of the programming of the OS.
MD is correct, most hosts do not alter the server see more
just want to clarify something with you in regards to your uppermost post:
"There is no such limit on filesystem (about 2K file) ! the most close limit is about 30K subfolders(not files), but Dolphin do not use subfolders in such cases!"
maybe its just a misunderstanding, but you mention the filesystem limitation and you state that dolphin do not use subfolders in such cases. was this referring to the migration itself or overall in general?
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