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Are there any issues with having huge folders?

Are there any issues with having huge folders?

My site requires 10,000+ 1-2 seconds mp3 clips, saved as individual files. They are each about 12Kb in size.

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Guest [Entry]

"Can you sort and group your mp3 into themes? If so, then I would put them into separate folders, all from a root folder name mp3, clips, or whatever suits your use.

Maybe it's just me, but having 1000s in one folder can be hard to manage, plus some FS might not like it."
Guest [Entry]

"There are a couple of reasons I would suggest organising them a bit more.

Firstly - and this may not be an issue for you - if you were to access that folder via FTP, it will be a very slow folder to browse. By organising the files into a number of folders, each folder will be easier to browse.

Secondly, I have experienced a problem on Windows where there were too many files in a folder and it all ground to a halt - that was with 2,000 files - apologies as I can't remember the exact details surrounding this issue."