Re: max filesize on ext3?

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Author: Matt Graham
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Subject: Re: max filesize on ext3?
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> What is the maximum filesize on ext3 (64-bit)? I can't find a clear
> answer after doing some searches. I seem to remember it's quite
> large, but if someone can point me at a link that'd be really helpful.


/usr/src/linux/Documentation/filesystems/ext2.txt , about line 310 or so.

> I have read it's dependent on the block size of the underlying device.
> How can I determine that?


It's 4K unless something really weird has happened or you forced a
different size with mke2fs. That means the largest file you can have
on an ext3 filesystem is 2048G right now. That *should* be enough,
unless you're doing some really hairy things.


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