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Filenames too long!

cormie · 2009-06-20 06:36:25

Hi, I've just realised that some files I had stored on an external HD have filenames that are too long. I tried copy the folder to my C drive and it told me the file name was too long. I googled and found out that the whole path is considered the file name, so instead of transferring it to C:user:documents and…

20-06-2009 6:36am

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cormie

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Hi,
I've just realised that some files I had stored on an external HD have filenames that are too long. I tried copy the folder to my C drive and it told me the file name was too long. I googled and found out that the whole path is considered the file name, so instead of transferring it to C:user:documents and settings:desktop:folder:, I just transferred it to C and it all transferred no problem. Once on C, I then transferred it to the other folder and now the long file names wont open and I can't delete or rename them and it wont even allow me delete the folder they are in

If anyone knows how I can solve this I'd appreciate any advice

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