(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 4:27 am
Post subject: Problems copying from Flash Drive to Hard Drive Archived from groups: microsoft>public>windowsxp>general (more info?)
I have an 8GB flash drive that holds alot of data but when copying the files
onto my desk top's hard drive, I find that copying goes OK for a while until
I get an error message along the lines of " .... cannot copy file xxxx
becasue the file name or directory name is too long ...".
The files on the flash drive are 'nested' but do not have that many levels
and the files that are apparently causing problems have only short names.
The flash drive is a FAT32 format and the hard drive is NTFS format. I'm
not sure if this makes any difference.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 6:45 am
Post subject: Re: Problems copying from Flash Drive to Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
DavidS wrote:
> I have an 8GB flash drive that holds alot of data but when copying
> the files onto my desk top's hard drive, I find that copying goes
> OK for a while until I get an error message along the lines of "
> .... cannot copy file xxxx becasue the file name or directory name
> is too long ...".
>
> The files on the flash drive are 'nested' but do not have that many
> levels and the files that are apparently causing problems have only
> short names.
>
> The flash drive is a FAT32 format and the hard drive is NTFS
> format. I'm not sure if this makes any difference.
Where are you copying to?
Desktop? My Documents?
You should know the default location for those are, "C:\Documents and
Settings\<username>\Desktop\" and "C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\My
Documents\" so the path you start out with already include at least that.
Tried copying a single file you are having trouble copying directly to the
root of the C drive - all by itself?
(Msg. 3) Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:43 am
Post subject: Re: Problems copying from Flash Drive to Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
DavidS wrote:
> I have an 8GB flash drive that holds alot of data but when copying the files
> onto my desk top's hard drive, I find that copying goes OK for a while until
> I get an error message along the lines of " .... cannot copy file xxxx
> becasue the file name or directory name is too long ...".
>
> The files on the flash drive are 'nested' but do not have that many levels
> and the files that are apparently causing problems have only short names.
>
> The flash drive is a FAT32 format and the hard drive is NTFS format. I'm
> not sure if this makes any difference.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Dave
Perhaps the folder that you're copying into has a character length that,
when added, exceeds the limit?
(Msg. 4) Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:53 am
Post subject: Re: Problems copying from Flash Drive to Hard Drive [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
The complete file path has a limitation of 255 characters, including your
"short" filename
--
Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience & Security
"DavidS" <DavidS.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have an 8GB flash drive that holds alot of data but when copying the
>files
> onto my desk top's hard drive, I find that copying goes OK for a while
> until
> I get an error message along the lines of " .... cannot copy file xxxx
> becasue the file name or directory name is too long ...".
>
> The files on the flash drive are 'nested' but do not have that many levels
> and the files that are apparently causing problems have only short names.
>
> The flash drive is a FAT32 format and the hard drive is NTFS format. I'm
> not sure if this makes any difference.
>
> Any help appreciated.
>
> Dave
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