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Re: Accessing Access database files

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From Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
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Subject Re: Accessing Access database files
Date Mon, 7 Jul 2014 22:34:28 +0000 (UTC)
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 The general MS file size limitation is 16 TB for older Windows and 256
> TB for newer Windows.
> 
> (well it was 2/4 GB if we go back to Win9x in the 1990's)
>
Yep - FAT32 limitation.
 
> But yes - SQLServer CE is limited to 4 GB.
> 
> I don't think it is that bad. If you need more space, then you should
> probably go SQLServer anyway.
>
True enough. 

I get the impression that FAT-32 is still alive and kicking as the 
default FS on a lot of small/medium flash drives, so they just might have 
retained the 4GB limit to make it easier to backup or transfer database 
files on these media.


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Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-01 16:28 +0000
  Re: Accessing Access database files markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-07-01 09:55 -0700
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-01 17:29 +0000
    Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-01 22:49 -0400
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-02 10:03 +0000
      Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-02 21:06 -0400
        Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-03 09:48 +0000
          Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-03 16:31 -0400
            Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-03 22:03 +0000
              Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 12:01 -0400
                Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-06 16:42 +0000
                Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 12:45 -0400
                Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 12:47 -0400
  Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-01 22:47 -0400
    Re: Accessing Access database files markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-07-01 20:11 -0700
      Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-02 21:05 -0400
  Re: Accessing Access database files Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2014-07-02 16:57 +1000
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-02 10:20 +0000
      Re: Accessing Access database files Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2014-07-02 20:22 +0200
  Re: Accessing Access database files Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-07-02 09:40 -0700
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-02 21:28 +0000
      Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-02 21:09 -0400
  Re: Accessing Access database files Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2014-07-02 17:08 -0400
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-02 22:39 +0000
  Re: Accessing Access database files Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-07-05 16:28 -0700
    Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-06 08:51 +0000
      Re: Accessing Access database files Gordon Levi <gordon@address.invalid> - 2014-07-06 19:01 +1000
        Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-06 17:11 +0000
          Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 15:17 -0400
            Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-06 19:30 +0000
              Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 19:10 -0400
                Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-07 11:26 +0000
          Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 15:27 -0400
            Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-06 22:37 +0000
              Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 19:06 -0400
                Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-07 11:45 +0000
                Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-07 17:50 -0400
                Re: Accessing Access database files Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-07 22:34 +0000
                Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-07 19:24 -0400
    Re: Accessing Access database files Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-07-06 11:55 -0400

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