I have an external USB 2.0 hard drive that is 250GB.  It contains a
single partition, formated as fat32.  I can read and write to it with
linux and with windows.  The trouble is, once I have a certain number
of files, I can't add any more with linux, or windows explorer. 
However, cmd.exe has no problem creating new files, which then show up
in windows explorer and linux.

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Clarification of Question by bjmgeek-ga on 05 May 2005 10:58 PDT

also, I should mention, the error I'm getting on Linux is "No space left on device"

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Clarification of Question by bjmgeek-ga on 05 May 2005 11:02 PDT

also, on linux, mtools (mcopy etc.) can create files

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Request for Question Clarification by maniac-ga on 06 May 2005 18:35 PDT

Hello Bjmgeek,

Only a GA researcher (like myself) can post an answer for a fee.
Comments on the other hand are offered freely. If you are satisified
with the answer you received freely, I suggest you close the question.

  --Maniac

Take a try by steps follow,

(On windows envirment)
1. Open `My Computer' and right-click on your HD
2. Choose `Properties' from the popup menu
3. Choose `Tools' tab page from the popup window
4. Click on the `Check Now' button
5. On the poped `Check Disk zzz' window, check the `Automatically fix
file system errors', and then click `Start'

Hope this helps you like me did on my flashdisk days before ;-)

If the repair thing doesn't work, maybe this is related:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/Windows/XP/all/reskit/en-us/prkc_fil_tdrn.asp

if the link doesn't work, this should find it again (should be first item):
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=windows+maximum+number+of+files

xcarlx-ga, you'r comment answered the question.  Why didn't you post
that as an answer?

Bah, there really should not have been an apostrophe in my previous comment. *blush*