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Moving a file into a directory with over 7000 files

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I'm on a GoDaddy shared hosting Linux server ("unlimited" hosting). I have a folder with product images for an e-commerce store that contains over 7000 images. GoDaddy told me I'm not allowed to have over 1024 files in a single directory and that I need to reformat the folder structure, which isn't…

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mv img.gif product_images/img.gif

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Fix for: Moving a file into a directory with over 7000 files

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So, after googling godaddy 1024 file limit and reading a few results, it seems like your best option might be to find a new host. Barring that, the least painful way I can think of to fix the problem would be to logically organize the files into sub…

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