Wikidata:Property proposal/max file size
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maximum size or capacity
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science
Description | maximum allowed/supported/usable (data) size with applies to part (P518) as qualifier. |
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Data type | Number (not available yet) |
Domain | File systems, Storage media |
Allowed units | Bits, bytes, KiB, KB, ... |
Example | FAT32 (Q2622047) → 2,147,483,647 B FAT32 (Q2622047) → 2 TiB |
Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_popular_optical_data-storage_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_Tape-Open |
Planned use | Populating certain file system items with data regarding maximum file/volume size allowed. |
- Motivation
It will be very helpful to process data when choosing a file system, etc. Was randomly looking up a file system (FAT). CC0 (talk) 23:54, 27 October 2016 (UTC)
- Discussion
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- Perhaps better as a generic "maximum size or capacity"? Could then be qualified with any suitable unit. Andy Mabbett (Pigsonthewing); Talk to Andy; Andy's edits 17:43, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
- Added that one as well. This one is for single files. Thank you for your suggestion :) . CC0 (talk) 14:39, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
- but this is the maximum size for a single file, not the maximum size or capacity of the disk itself - but again I think a suitable qualifier should be sufficient to indicate it is for single files. How many different types of filesystems are there that we think we would need this property for? It seems kind of limited in applicability... ArthurPSmith (talk) 19:04, 28 October 2016 (UTC)
- There are a lot of filesystems: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_systems and this limit is there in pretty much all filesystems. CC0 (talk) 14:39, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems : This comparison article doesn't contain all in the list but it seems to contain at least 60 of them in the limits section alone. CC0 (talk) 14:44, 29 October 2016 (UTC)
- Weak oppose. I think a "maximum size or capacity" qualified with applies to part (P518) computer file (Q82753) would be a better way of modelling this. Thryduulf (talk) 00:59, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, Thryduulf. Modified the property proposal. CC0 (talk) 09:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC).
- @ArthurPSmith and @Pigsonthewing, thank you for your suggestions; the property proposal has been modified appropriately.
- Support ok, this looks like a good solution to me. Thanks for updating it! ArthurPSmith (talk) 15:22, 1 November 2016 (UTC)
- Support How about a "minimim size or capacity" property as well to cover system requirements for software? Pixeldomain (talk) 06:20, 13 January 2017 (UTC)
- @CC0, Pigsonthewing, Thryduulf, Pixeldomain: Done ArthurPSmith (talk) 16:40, 31 January 2017 (UTC)
Qualifier
[edit]volume size (withdrawn due to extensibility of the original proposal and suggestion; see above)
[edit]Originally proposed at Wikidata:Property proposal/Natural science
Withdrawn
Description | maximum volume size supported by file system |
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Data type | Number (not available yet) |
Domain | File systems, Storage media |
Allowed units | Bits, bytes, KiB, KB, ... |
Example | FAT32 (Q2622047) → 2 TiB |
Source | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems |
Planned use | Populating certain file system items with data regarding maximum volume size supported. |
- Weak oppose as this could be done, I think better, with "maximum size or capacity" applies to part (P518) volume (Q1125653). Thryduulf (talk) 01:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC)
- Thank you, Thryduulf. Modified the proposal. This one is more general - and can be extended with qualifiers for even purposes beyond file systems, like storage media (DEC tapes, CDs, DVD Single/Doble layer, Single/Double side, etc. CC0 (talk) 09:00, 31 October 2016 (UTC)