Macintosh Scrapbook File: Maximum Size

The Scrapbook, located in the Apple Menu, has a maximum limit of 255 items. The Scrapbook stores items as resources in the resource fork. All Macintosh resource files have a maximum limit of 2727 resources, however the Scrapbook was designed to hold a maximum of 255 resources.

In addition to only being able to store 255 resources, there is a maximum size limit of the combined resources. The total combined resources of the Scrapbook cannot exceed 16 MB. This limit of 16 MB on the resource fork of a file is a Macintosh Hierarchical File System standard, so it applies to all files, not just the Scrapbook.

For information on working around these limitations, please see Tech Info Library article 25127: "Using Multiple Note Pads and Scrapbooks"

This article was published in the "Information Alley":
Volume II, Issue 7, Page 7