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I'm getting this error for months now. It's due to the filename/location is too deep in the file structure. how can I extend the value to beyond 255 characters?
I can't copy/move/delete/play/take owenership of these freakin files.


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Hi pacinitaly, have you tried to go through the location at command prompt?
 

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Hi pacinitaly, have you tried to go through the location at command prompt?

not really, there are about 230 files (mp3's) effected
 

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Hi pacinitaly, have you tried to go through the location at command prompt?

not really, there are about 230 files (mp3's) effected
I mean, you use command prompt to navigate to that folder and then you can use the move command to move those files (move *.* <newlocation>)
 

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Is there someplace I can change the 8.3 file system thing. I read about this a few months ago but I was sleepy.
 

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Is there someplace I can change the 8.3 file system thing. I read about this a few months ago but I was sleepy.
You can always use the 8.3 format.
For instance, if you have a file named "my long file name.txt", you can access it by "mylong~1.txt".
 

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H:\3 MP3 168.633\My OLD SCHOOL 2 --- 14.345\Greatful Dead 3.332\Greatful Dead - Workingman Dead album


I tried but need to read about DOS



thanks for the advice.
 

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I'm getting this error for months now. It's due to the filename/location is too deep in the file structure. how can I extend the value to beyond 255 characters?
I can't copy/move/delete/play/take owenership of these freakin files.


thanks my friends as always:)

I've been fighting that local limitation for decades. The limitation is in the Windows API (Explorer has a 260 character limitation).

To handle this situation, I do the following:

1) Download an burn a live Linux distribution to CD, such as Puppy Linux (very easy to use) or Knoppix (Linux has a higher PATH_MAX of 4069 characters).

2) In Windows, create a new top level directory (folder) in the root of a drive (such as C:\Moved).

3) Write down the path to the offending files.

4) Reboot to the Linux live CD.

5) Mount the local hard drive in Linux.

6) Navigate to the offending files.

7) Move the offending files to the directory you created above.

8) Reboot into Windows.

9) Navigate to the new directory and if needed change the file permissions.

Regards,
GEWB
 

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thank you guys.

I don't have the patience to deal with this today. i thought there was a way to extend the 255 character limit via a .reg , .bat or .vbs file
 

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Hi pacinitaly,

When you get a chance can you supply screenshots of exactly how you're going about it within explorer. I can help with the Command Prompt part but don't really think that's at all necessary ;)
 

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thanks Jeff !!!


I try later. have a good night
 

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Hi, you have to input CD commands to change current directory to where mp3 resides. Then, use the 8.3 format to move files.
You input the move command with incorrect syntax.
That is: MOVE <source> <destination>
 

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Cut Long Names
Download Cut Long Names 1.9 Free - Search and rename the file names that are longer than 150 characters. - Softpedia
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Cut Long File Names!: Rename inaccessible files!
Because Windows had a limit of 255 characters, and if you didn't know it already, that include the full path so its much easier to exceed the 255 than most would think. Utility allows to rename the file so when it exceeds 255 characters included in the full path then shorten that file name so it does not exceed 255 in total.
 

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Cut Long Names
Download Cut Long Names 1.9 Free - Search and rename the file names that are longer than 150 characters. - Softpedia
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Cut Long File Names!: Rename inaccessible files!
Because Windows had a limit of 255 characters, and if you didn't know it already, that include the full path so its much easier to exceed the 255 than most would think. Utility allows to rename the file so when it exceeds 255 characters included in the full path then shorten that file name so it does not exceed 255 in total.


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Hi, you have to input CD commands to change current directory to where mp3 resides. Then, use the 8.3 format to move files.
You input the move command with incorrect syntax.
That is: MOVE <source> <destination>


Grazia
 

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ALternate way - reduce the folder names

If you have a long file name buried in folders and thus exceeds 256 characters and can not be copied...

Rename one or more of the folders to be shorter - until you get under the 256 limit.
As a reminder - it includes the entire path, file names, & extension.

You will then be able to copy the file\folder using standard Windows Explorer and no added applications or alternate OS Boot disks.

If the file is on a network share, you can also create a new drive letter mapped part way deeper down the folder path - so that your new drive and file are shorter than 256.

Best of luck.
JohnB
 

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