Subject: Problem coping lots of files...
From: Lee McLoughlin (lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk)
Date: Mon Jan 16 1995 - 08:47:04 EST
Using netatalk 1.3.1 on a sparcstation 20 talking to an ethernet based
PowerMac 6100/60 I cannot copy a lot of files in one go.
I had a folder on a afpd volume which I wanted to move. The folder
contained about 30 sub folders and a total of about 2000 files spread
across them. I tried to drag and drop it to the new location on a
different afpd volume. The mac counted all the files to copy then sat
thinking about it for a minute or so, during which time the disk the
afpd volume was on was rattling away, then the mac printed out a
message about being out of memory and suggesting I quit some
applications.
I manage to copy the volume in the end by copying groups of files at a time.
The mac was happily able to manage about 1000 files.
Since I had originally copied the parent folder, and all 2000 files, from an
old CAP volume, that I'm upgrading, to the new afpd volume I think it must be
something that afpd is doing on reading the infomation about the files.
I had a quick scan of the include files and the mailing list but could see
this problem mentioned anywhere.
Does anyone know a way I can overcome this?
-- -- Lee McLoughlin. Phone: +44 171 594 8388 Dept of Computing, Imperial College, Fax: +44 171 584 8301 180 Queens Gate, London, SW7 2BZ, UK. Email: L.McLoughlin@doc.ic.ac.uk
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