<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jul 22, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Anne Wilson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cannewilson@googlemail.com" target="_blank">cannewilson@googlemail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex">MY QNAP NAS has been functioning as a file server for some time. I run<br>
regular backup software from Windows to various directories, and am<br>
happy with the result.<br>
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Recently I decided it was time to learn about the DNLA server - oddly<br>
named Twonky Media Server. I'm currently ripping all my DVDs to mp4 and<br>
moving them to the NAS so that I can watch them on my smart TVs. I'm<br>
now realising that the Film directory is getting quite large, and I<br>
still have a good many to rip. Is there a maximum directory size?<br>
Should I split them into subdirectories?<br>
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The OS appears to be simply a customised Linux, if that has any bearing<br>
on the subject. I _think_ it's 64-bit.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I couldn't see which filesystem you use, but limits for common filesystems are below:<div><br></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">Single file size and partition size limit</font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">ext2/3 - 2TB </font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">ext4 - 16TB</font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace">xfs - 100TB</font></div><div><font face="monospace, monospace"><br></font></div>I don't think, you will hit these limits. So most probably, you won't have any problem with file/directory size. But storing lots of files in a folder may cause performance problems. You should create subdirectories to eliminate that issue. DLNA servers/clients can handle subdirectories properly. So you won't have any problem because of subdirectories.<div><br></div><div>You can use rygel as DLNA server on your linux box. I use it on debian laptop to share files from linux and windows folders and it works properly. I wrote some tips in here about its configuration. <a href="http://linux-tips.org/article/120/sharing-media-files-over-dlna">http://linux-tips.org/article/120/sharing-media-files-over-dlna</a></div></div><div> </div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Türker Sezer<br></div></div>
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