Mysterious shortcut-looking, "file folder"-described duplicate names of my existing file folder names, one after another. Oh, and trying to copy a bunch of long file names, long folder names, very deep path files that WinXP was perfectly happy to copy to an external hard drive, using Explorer's bulk copy tools, naturally, Win7 couldn't do the same task without spitting hundreds of errors, moving the files back to an internal disk released from the factory loaded with Windows 7.
It's really disappointing to see that Microsoft's quality control capability for software remains so close to zero as to be imperceptibly different, 28 years later and with the company sitting on a cash reserve in the billions it couldn't see fit to spend on SQA. I've been programming since , and haven't managed to release a program with a bug in it in all that time.
I have the problem because I use Blaze Advisor rule engine, and it automatically creates files and directories that exceed the limits. I have two solutions that I use:.
But i can also just copy trees with it. I pack the file into an archive, then i can unpack it without the dreaded message.
If you are a user reading this, please try to use more sensible file organization techniques. If you are an IT professional, congratulations for not strangling your users. Happy File Copying! I am frustrated by the arrogance of Siamak, Jgeek09, and jmhonzell!
You do not know anything about the type of work being done, but you can make assumptions and judgements on how someone organizes their folder structure? There is simply no other viable option. Just because YOU cannot imagine a need, do not assume we are all idiots.
I encountered this "path too long" issue, and have not completely resolved it. However, I installed the trial version from pathtoolong. Now I can at least fix the issue. Yes that's Microsoft for you, been polishing turds for ages. No real reason why this limit exists now other than it's not cost effective for Microsoft to properly develop their software. Just keep re-skinning their products and selling them again as a new product warts and all. Here's an even better example of Microsoft painting us in a corner.
Awesome ain't it? Mcirosoft's own application creats the "illegal" filename, which their documentation says it should be able to handle but clearly does not and now have to jump through hoops just ot copy a file for backup.
Whereas I totally agree on the fact that the long name issue is a real pain when it comes to solving a users's problem, SQL Server comes with its own Backup tools.
Please show me the best explorer. Office Office Exchange Server. Not an IT pro? Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Miscellaneous. Use this forum to discuss miscellaneous issues that cannot be covered in any other Windows 7 forum. Sign in to vote. I'm running the build And while some specific files did have long file names such as for songs, etc.
Anyone else get this same situation? Perhaps the RTM version does not do this? It made it through gb out of the gb transfer. I'm just happy to see that it doesn't spazz out about an issue like this until it has done all the other transfers that it can do because it saves the issues it has with files until the very end.
In XP it would spazz about it the moment it came across it causing the transfer process to halt. Tuesday, September 1, PM. Windows has a character limit. Windows XP has a character limit. Windows Vista has a character limit. Instead, it burned the disc and truncated the filename resulting in garbage.
QuickTime could only handle 63 characters. Oops to all those podcasts titles. Even Mac systems advertised characters, but the shell could only handle 31 characters until OS X. While there are a few workarounds, they are limited in how they can be used and becomes somewhat inconvenient if you are handling lots of files: From the command prompt only. May overwrite other data in the filename record resulting in loss of information: ie. Thursday, September 3, PM.
Path limit is characters. Exceeding either will result in the error mentioned. Simplify your folders and titles. Wednesday, September 2, PM. Could anyone please attempt to verify this? Wouldn't you like to know if this might be a problem for you down the road? Please review the responses and answers in this previous thread: Error: "Windows cannot copy file. The filename or extension is too long. What were the limitations for those under Windows XP?
I never had this issue under XP. Well, that's in theory but I can't make it work However when I try to drag it to the destination in Windows Explorer I get a message like: file name or path is too long. What should I do? Thursday, September 3, AM. How will that help somebody who already has a But renaming through a command box cmd. Regards Rem. How, if they already exist? See open your eyes my last post. I saw your last post. It is not the one above. I agree!
In addition I think all the answers here are missing the point! So, how can I use that feature? I simply want to drag an existing file with a long file name to another location. I don't want to simplify it. I don't want to rename it. I'm working in a windows 7 environment and every time I want to manage my files I use Windows Explorer to simply rename, copy or move them elsewhere.
Edited by jmhonzell Friday, September 4, PM. Friday, September 4, PM. There is not rude intention at all; neither by you nor by me.
We just discuss a problem, looking for an answer My curiosity was and still is , what's the meaning of characters feature, if I can't use it as a simple windows user? Could you please tell me an example, where that feature is meaningfull for me? All file systems follow the same general naming conventions for an individual file: a base file name and an optional extension, separated by a period. Note that a directory is simply a file with a special attribute designating it as a directory, but otherwise must follow all the same naming rules as a regular file.
Because the term directory simply refers to a special type of file as far as the file system is concerned, some reference material will use the general term file to encompass both concepts of directories and data files as such. Because of this, unless otherwise specified, any naming or usage rules or examples for a file should also apply to a directory.
The term path refers to one or more directories, backslashes, and possibly a volume name. For more information, see the Paths section.
Character count limitations can also be different and can vary depending on the file system and path name prefix format used. This is further complicated by support for backward compatibility mechanisms. For example, the older MS-DOS FAT file system supports a maximum of 8 characters for the base file name and 3 characters for the extension, for a total of 12 characters including the dot separator.
This is commonly known as an 8. The following fundamental rules enable applications to create and process valid names for files and directories, regardless of the file system:. Use a period to separate the base file name from the extension in the name of a directory or file. The backslash divides the file name from the path to it, and one directory name from another directory name in a path.
You cannot use a backslash in the name for the actual file or directory because it is a reserved character that separates the names into components. Do not assume case sensitivity. For more information, see CreateFile. Volume designators drive letters are similarly case-insensitive. Use any character in the current code page for a name, including Unicode characters and characters in the extended character set — , except for the following:.
Characters whose integer representations are in the range from 1 through 31, except for alternate data streams where these characters are allowed.
For more information about file streams, see File Streams. Use a period as a directory component in a path to represent the current directory, for example ". For more information, see Paths. Use two consecutive periods.. Give one of our professional and experienced technicians a call at , and let's see what we can do for you. Here at Geeks in Phoenix , we take pride in providing excellent customer service.
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Understanding Windows 10 updates My four favorite free programs I always recommend. This was a restriction in place by the design of the file system. Things got better as new versions of Windows came out. NTFS took us to a point where a filename could be characters long, and the file path length could potentially go up to 32, characters.
So how can we possibly have filenames that are too long? Windows has things known as system variables. No, we should not. It would be like pulling a thread out of a sweater. As soon as one system variable changes, other system variables and components dependent on them start to unravel. Or at least where to find the file. Maybe you have a filename that looks something like:. Problem solved. Sometimes you may not be able to change the names of files or directories for whatever reason. Sometimes you get an error when trying to move, delete, or copy directories where the character count for the file path is more than Note that the words directory and folder are interchangeable.
The following PowerShell cmdlets can also be used on files.
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