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any way to enable long file names
i was moving a bunch of data (CIFS) acrss the network to the NAS but I got a few errors relating to file names being too long. is there any patch or anything that resolves this issue? thanks.
True enough, NFS and AFP allow longer paths.
dbott67 wrote: ... If the client device supports a different network protocol (such as NFS for linux, AFP for Mac, etc.) then try using something other than CIFS. NFS and AFP do not have the same limitations.
Though this MAX_PATH issue for Windows goes well beyond CIFS - almost all Windows applications have file names dimensioned to [MAX_PATH] - it is not just the network file protocol. So for Windows users it is best if they bite the bullet and flatten the folder structure (or map the drive). Otherwise, they will just run into more problems after they get the data copied.
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