255 characters for subdirectories

[Guest Boe]

Hello,

 

I noticed with subfolders, if you exceeded a certain length you couldn't

copy them to other folders.

 

e.g. shared\main clients\sales projects\year 2006 sales projects\.....

 

Now I know my clients should be more succinct when naming folders but I

don't sit over their shoulders all day watching them create subfolders.

 

Is there a way to do anything about the limitations? If I do relax the

limitations will I have problems with the workstations?

 

Thanks

 

PS our workstations are all XP and our servers are all 2003.

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: 255 characters for subdirectories

 

 

"Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message

news:OsoCeno3HHA.5980@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Hello,

>

> I noticed with subfolders, if you exceeded a certain length you couldn't

> copy them to other folders.

>

> e.g. shared\main clients\sales projects\year 2006 sales projects\.....

>

> Now I know my clients should be more succinct when naming folders but I

> don't sit over their shoulders all day watching them create subfolders.

>

> Is there a way to do anything about the limitations? If I do relax the

> limitations will I have problems with the workstations?

>

> Thanks

>

> PS our workstations are all XP and our servers are all 2003.

>

 

This is an inherent property of most Windows applications and

you cannot relax it.