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+2  Q: 

What is the maximum length of a Windows XP drive label?

Hi,

Question is pretty much self-explanatory. I'm working with naming USB drives if that matters.

Thanks.

+5  A: 

32 characters in NTFS, 11 in FAT.

Dean J  2010-09-13 20:27:49
+1 For the mention of both available (standard) filesystems.
pst  2010-09-13 20:31:03
Thanks Dean J. Much appreciated.
evanmcd  2010-09-13 21:01:28
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The max length for a drive label name is, according to this link, 11 characters.

David Moye  2010-09-13 20:29:56

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