FFS Long filenames?

[Piru]

I recommend using the pfs format command and setting the file name size with it.

Why?

[matthey]

I recommend using the pfs format command and setting the file name size with it.

Why?

I've had trouble using the regular format from AmigaOS 3.x. It's simpler to create the partition the way it's wanted than to modify it later too.

[Thomas]

Use quick format. Complete format is not necessary, it only produces hot air anyway. And wastes a lot of time.

[itix]

However, it's dangerous to set Workbench and the like to long file names and using a file system which cuts names off after 30 characters. For example let's imagine that "long_filename" becomes "long_file" and "long_filename.info" becomes "long_file", too, then the icon will overwrite the actual file. So be carefull to tell your copy program the real max. file name length the file system can handle.

If you are using Shell it will cut long filenames anyway.

[bbond007]

Use quick format. Complete format is not necessary, it only produces hot air anyway. And wastes a lot of time.

I'm using a OCZ SSD so I just chose the quick option...

The PFS docs do say to do a full format and the reason given is so that it will be easier to recover the drive with disk editor in case of corruption because the quick format option leaves all of the old data intact.

Disk editors are really beyond the scope of what I know how to do anyway...

_nate

[bbond007]

If you are using Shell it will cut long filenames anyway.

That is not the behavior I'm observing.

When you do issue a dir, the filenames are cut off, but I'm not seeing it cut any names short, and I'm using the full names to manipulate the files. Thank god for King Con so I don't have to type all that!

I created some MPEG video files from movie file that originally had a really long file name.  I had the transcoder program split the movie into 15 minute segments,  which appends .001 .002, etc on to the original filename making the unique part way past 30 characters.

I used samba to mount a windows share and I copied the MPEG files to my PFS formatted drive via the CLI.

Everything is fine...

Now, I am running into an issue where I have so many files in one directory that the computer crashes if I try to open that folder... That may be a Scalos issue. I'll just use the CLI..