Question about the setting: Automatically split any directory as required

[Hugh Jazz]

I've been a bit hung up on split levels and never really found one for how I like to organize my files. But then I noticed this one: Automatically split any directory as required.

 

Lets say have have a disk with movies and series and whatever; I use allocation method "high water" and "automatically split...", does that mean that only the last folder on a disk would end up being on multiple disks? like before it jumps to disk 2 after hitting the high water mark? Or could any directory be split at all times?

 

If the first scenario is the case, this might be the best option for me. I guess I could just delete and move the directory again then, if I really wanted to have it all on one drive? Or am I missing something here?

 

Any pros and cons for this option? Any help would be much appreciated

Edited September 22, 2021 by Hugh Jazz

[Hugh Jazz]

Sorry to bump, but nobody knows the answer to this? Or is it pretty obvious and I'm just slow?

 

Would like to be sure how it works before I move terabytes of data.

[itimpi]

On 9/22/2021 at 6:28 PM, Hugh Jazz said:

Lets say have have a disk with movies and series and whatever; I use allocation method "high water" and "automatically split...", does that mean that only the last folder on a disk would end up being on multiple disks? like before it jumps to disk 2 after hitting the high water mark? Or could any directory be split at all times?

This in principle.

 

note that it is the last folder before a cutover to another disk, not just the last folder on the whole drive.

[Hugh Jazz]

great, thanks! i'll give it a shot