Max number of files per folder

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    What would be the max number of files per folder in Centos ? without loosing performance. I got a site with 100,000 files per 1 folder, and I am thinking to divide that folder in couple small ones, does it speed up processes a lot ?
     
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    Bohra Prominent Member

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    It doesnt affect performance a lot but its better to have separate folders. You may only problems if you are listing all the folders together . Also are u on 32 bit or 64 bit and whats the ram all that also plays a role
     
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    deriklogov Well-Known Member

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    it is 64bit OS with 8Gig Ram
     
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    You shouldnt face any big issues then
     
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    The only issue is, they may face problem if they do directory listing via FTP.
     
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    Max number of files per folder depends on used file system, not the operating system. ReiserFS is the best choice for quick work with thousands small files.
     
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    Did you find an answer? Maybe ask the CentOS discussion forums and reply back with some specific details for 64-bit systems. To your point about performance, check out hxxp://linuxgazette.net/122/TWDT.html#piszcz for some benchmarking tests for filesystems.

    After a quick and meaningless search I found a similar question asked over at SitePoint in 2007, hxxp://www.sitepoint.com/forums/showthread.php?t=481257

    Here is an excerpt of an updated response in 2009,
     
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