Summary
In this chapter, we started by looking at various file paths. There are four different types of file paths – absolute paths, relative paths, UNC paths, and DOS device paths.
After discussing the various types of paths, we learned that, by default, Windows and Windows Server are limited to a complete file path length of 256 characters. In today’s world of open source and web-based software working across platforms, this maximum standard length on Windows computers can be very limiting. This can cause backup issues when you’re performing disk-to-disk backups, and deeply nested projects can blow the maximum file path length. To overcome this limitation, we learned how to remove the limit by accessing and modifying the registry.
The next thing we looked at was the various considerations for improving disk I/O. We started looking at I/O performance considerations by considering the different hardware devices that can affect performance. Then, we benchmarked...
