XPost: aus.computers, alt.os.linux.debian   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:49:41 -0600, Loach505 wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 13 Aug 2025 09:18:55 -0000 (UTC), Dan Purgert wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2025-08-13, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> What happens if you have more than 26 drives?   
   >>   
   >> As I recall, you can't do that.   
   >   
   > You're right, you can't do that. Which is why if you do have more   
   > than that many drives, you need to use mount points like in a *nix   
   > system.   
   >   
   > Like   
   >   
   > c:\drive001   
   >   
   > Strange how when a limitation in Windows is reached, it relies upon   
   > methodologies long employed in *nix systems to get around it.   
      
   Windows mount points introduce their own compatibility issues though,   
   don’t they.   
      
   Another thing is, on Windows, the drive letter is both the device name   
   and the mount-point name. On *nix systems like Linux, the two are   
   distinct. Thus, the 676th SCSI/SATA drive might have a name like   
   “/dev/sdyz”, but it might be mounted on a directory with a more   
   meaningful name, like “/media/blue harvest raw footage”.   
      
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