The information in this article applies to:
- SourceSafe for MS-DOS, versions 3.0x
- SourceSafe for Windows, versions 3.0x
- SourceSafe for Macintosh, versions 3.0x
- SourceSafe for Windows NT, versions 3.0x
- SourceSafe for UNIX, versions 3.0x
SUMMARY
This article contains information concerning the system capacities of
SourceSafe.
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General Specifications & Limits
- Users running SourceSafe concurrently: Unlimited
- Files and projects in a SourceSafe Database: approx. 4 billion
- Files and projects directly in a single project: 8191 (however, for
performance reasons, it is recommended there is no more than a few
hundred files in one project)
- Bytes in a file: 67 Mb
- Lines in the Windows "View" Command: 64K
- Versions in a file or project history: 32,767 (The count on a project
history does not include file Updates in that project)
- Bytes in the Windows history display: 32K
- Files correlated in a project history: 8191
String Lengths
Project Path (for example, $/Word/Spelling): 63 Characters
- Filename: 31 characters (all platforms except MS-DOS and Windows).
A short (8.3) name is also stored for compatibility with the FAT file
system. All names are case insensitive.
- Username: 15 characters
- Password: 15 characters
- File or project Label: 15 characters
- String to "Scan" for: 63 characters
- Line in the SS.INI file: 255 characters
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