Increase maximum file path length

[Guest Andrew Story]

Hi NG,

 

I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used to

manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs to the

mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO and

redirectsm y docs to a server share.

 

Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and

word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the

maximum file path size ??

[Guest M Skabialka]

Re: Increase maximum file path length

 

Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the

path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive map

should be shorter.

 

"Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message

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> Hi NG,

>

> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used

> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs to

> the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO and

> redirectsm y docs to a server share.

>

> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and

> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the

> maximum file path size ??

>

[Guest Andrew Story]

Re: Increase maximum file path length

 

Thanks for the reply,

 

I appreciated what you're saying, but that sort of counters the streamlining

of working with folder redirection in this fashion, letting GP do the work

for you.

 

Do you know of a way to increase the 260 character limit?

 

 

"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message

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> Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the

> path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive map

> should be shorter.

>

> "Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message

> news:%23vcJkK78HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>> Hi NG,

>>

>> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used

>> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs

>> to the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO

>> and redirectsm y docs to a server share.

>>

>> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and

>> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the

>> maximum file path size ??

>>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Increase maximum file path length

 

There isn't one under WinXP/2000.

 

"Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message

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> Thanks for the reply,

>

> I appreciated what you're saying, but that sort of counters the

> streamlining of working with folder redirection in this fashion, letting

> GP do the work for you.

>

> Do you know of a way to increase the 260 character limit?

>

>

> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message

> news:%23WkO3b78HHA.5712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the

>> path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive

>> map should be shorter.

>>

>> "Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message

>> news:%23vcJkK78HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>> Hi NG,

>>>

>>> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used

>>> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs

>>> to the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO

>>> and redirectsm y docs to a server share.

>>>

>>> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and

>>> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease

>>> the maximum file path size ??

>>>

>>

>>

>

>