The file name or extension is too long. Can't copy

[Guest Johan]

Good day

 

In server 2003 I am trying to copy 20gb+ data to a share on another server

2003.

After copying, I want to delete the files from the source to free up space

on the first server 2003.

 

When I start copying I get the error "Cannot remove folder xxx: The file

name or extension is too long".

 

["xxx" above is a name that keeps changing depending what I am trying to

copy...]

 

- How do I get these files copied?

- Should I change filenames? We are talking of 1000's of files ad folders.

- Trying subfolders a little deeper don't work either.

 

I also tried google search for solutions, utils such as xxcopy and xcopy

which didn't work.

 

Can you please help?

 

Jo

[Guest Johan]

RE: The file name or extension is too long. Can't copy

 

I almost forgot. I am doing all of this via remote desktop and mstsc. That

wouldn't have anythng to do with it right?

 

"Johan" wrote:

> Good day

>

> In server 2003 I am trying to copy 20gb+ data to a share on another server

> 2003.

> After copying, I want to delete the files from the source to free up space

> on the first server 2003.

>

> When I start copying I get the error "Cannot remove folder xxx: The file

> name or extension is too long".

>

> ["xxx" above is a name that keeps changing depending what I am trying to

> copy...]

>

> - How do I get these files copied?

> - Should I change filenames? We are talking of 1000's of files ad folders.

> - Trying subfolders a little deeper don't work either.

>

> I also tried google search for solutions, utils such as xxcopy and xcopy

> which didn't work.

>

> Can you please help?

>

> Jo

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: The file name or extension is too long. Can't copy

 

 

"Johan" <Johan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:C9F40E55-74D7-4BE5-9617-6C0D922D9821@microsoft.com...

> Good day

>

> In server 2003 I am trying to copy 20gb+ data to a share on another server

> 2003.

> After copying, I want to delete the files from the source to free up space

> on the first server 2003.

>

> When I start copying I get the error "Cannot remove folder xxx: The file

> name or extension is too long".

>

> ["xxx" above is a name that keeps changing depending what I am trying to

> copy...]

>

> - How do I get these files copied?

> - Should I change filenames? We are talking of 1000's of files ad folders.

> - Trying subfolders a little deeper don't work either.

>

> I also tried google search for solutions, utils such as xxcopy and xcopy

> which didn't work.

>

> Can you please help?

>

> Jo

 

You need to resolve this problem in two ways:

 

a) Educate your users to put their information into their

files, not into their file or folder names.

 

b) Shorten the offending file names. You access deep folders by

setting up a share or a substituted drive that points into the middle

of an excessively long path, e.g. like so:

 

net use Q: "\\%ComputerName\D$\UserShares\This is a very very long path

name"

or

subst Q: "D:\UserShares\This is a very very long path name"

[Guest Johan]

Re: The file name or extension is too long. Can't copy

 

Thank you

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "Johan" <Johan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:C9F40E55-74D7-4BE5-9617-6C0D922D9821@microsoft.com...

> > Good day

> >

> > In server 2003 I am trying to copy 20gb+ data to a share on another server

> > 2003.

> > After copying, I want to delete the files from the source to free up space

> > on the first server 2003.

> >

> > When I start copying I get the error "Cannot remove folder xxx: The file

> > name or extension is too long".

> >

> > ["xxx" above is a name that keeps changing depending what I am trying to

> > copy...]

> >

> > - How do I get these files copied?

> > - Should I change filenames? We are talking of 1000's of files ad folders.

> > - Trying subfolders a little deeper don't work either.

> >

> > I also tried google search for solutions, utils such as xxcopy and xcopy

> > which didn't work.

> >

> > Can you please help?

> >

> > Jo

>

> You need to resolve this problem in two ways:

>

> a) Educate your users to put their information into their

> files, not into their file or folder names.

>

> b) Shorten the offending file names. You access deep folders by

> setting up a share or a substituted drive that points into the middle

> of an excessively long path, e.g. like so:

>

> net use Q: "\\%ComputerName\D$\UserShares\This is a very very long path

> name"

> or

> subst Q: "D:\UserShares\This is a very very long path name"

>

>

>