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Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? (Users)

posted by ecm  , Düsseldorf, Germany, 06.07.2009, 12:15

> Just for reference, here's what's new in Linux land:
>
> http://www.osnews.com/story/21766/Linux_Kernel_Patch_Works_Around_Microsoft_s_FAT_Patents

Great, they make sure not to be sued for silly patents by writing trash into the space for the normal file name. Files with such hacked hacked directory entries won't be accessible in DOS - even if using DOSLFN.

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Complete thread:

• Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Zyzzle, 30.06.2009, 23:27 (Users)
  • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - RayeR, 01.07.2009, 02:28
    • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Zyzzle, 01.07.2009, 04:07
    • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - ecm, 01.07.2009, 10:56
      • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Laaca, 01.07.2009, 14:41
        • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - RayeR, 01.07.2009, 18:40
          • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Khusraw, 01.07.2009, 19:50
            • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - RayeR, 02.07.2009, 12:46
    • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Rugxulo, 01.07.2009, 22:27
  • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Rugxulo, 01.07.2009, 22:26
    • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Zyzzle, 02.07.2009, 04:44
      • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Khusraw, 02.07.2009, 07:55
    • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Rugxulo, 05.07.2009, 21:34
      • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - ecm, 06.07.2009, 12:15
        • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - Rugxulo, 08.07.2009, 07:15
          • Accessing and/or creating files > 2 GB in DOS? - ecm, 08.07.2009, 12:43
      • Retrieving files with invalid names - ecm, 13.08.2009, 12:10
  • Accessing and/or creating files > 4 GiB in DOS? - DOS386, 21.10.2009, 01:20