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NTFS turns 30 years old today! I hear it's still in use by some crufty old legacy operating systems 😁 (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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As a full time desktop Linux user since 1999 (the actual year of the Linux desktop, I swear) I wish all you Windows folks the best of luck on the next clean install πŸ‘

...and Happy 30th Birthday "New Technology" File System!

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[–] 2 points 3 years ago (1 child)

Only if you go into settings, disable the safety measures and change it. And some apps might break.

No, the default file path limit is 256 characters. And I don’t mean file name. Full file path.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    No, you don't need to change any settings, that's the thing! Windows, unlike other OSes, has several APIs. Old apps (and dumb apps) are using old API and are limited to 260 characters. New apps are using new API and are limited by 32k characters. This "new API" is available since NT4, btw.

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