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Filename Length FAQ wrong?
Hello all, I just acquired an Ultra6 with 18TB of disk space. I have to copy 350GB of "stuff" off a very old NAS (circa 2001). The files are currently located on an old Dell NAS system (running Win...
The limit applies to the entire path, not just the name itself:
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What is the maximum length of a file name?
Windows usually limits file names to 260 characters. But the file name must actually be shorter than that, since the complete path (such as C:\Program Files\filename.txt) is included in this character count. This is why you might occasionally encounter an error when copying a file with a very long file name to a location that has a longer path than its current location.
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