Volume label field can't be longer than "VolumeLabel" when formatting in Windows

4 eisolo 3 5/31/2025, 8:40:04 AM

It's 11 characters max. Maybe this is common knowledge but I thought it was funny. Intentional?

Comments (3)

brudgers · 12h ago

The use of "VolumeLabel" is almost certainly a deliberate choice after much deliberation...in other words the design is so good that nobody notices and when they do they find it remarkable (as your remarks here demonstrate).

fuzzfactor · 16h ago

Just the regular ordinary DOS limitation . . .

atmanactive · 14h ago

8 + 3 = 11

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Volume label field can't be longer than "VolumeLabel" when formatting in Windows

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