Apr 26, 2010 I like to use the robocopy as a backup files in 'MY Document' in windows XP. I found out due to the long directory name eg.

Please kindly help as follows: Due to I need to migrate the Data from Novell to Windows 2008 R2, I have some issue about robocopy. My existing file include some long file / folder name and long file path. (More than 256 / 260 characters) When I try to use robocopy copy the files, some of them show error and mentioned that it cannot locate the files. All of them are long file name. I have tried to use '/256' and result is negative. Meanwhile, I do not want to shorten the file / folder name or path.

If I would like to retain the same file / folder name and path, any suggestion? Hi, First you can test to use the? Prefix and see if it can help accessing the path. Also mapped drive can help workaround the long path. For example, we have a folder d: folder file.txt which over the 255 limits.

However if we mapped 'folder', which is under 255 limit, then we will have z: file.txt, which will be accessible. Or creating a junction point can also help workaround this issue. For example, the folder path is c: file.txt, we can create a folder c: junction which point to c:. Related cases: Long file names tool, utility, hack to limit folder and file path lenght? TechNet Subscriber Support in forum If you have any feedback on our support, please contact tnmff@microsoft.com. Hi, First you can test to use the? Prefix and see if it can help accessing the path.

How to copy files with long path and filenames(over 255 characters) in. With Robocopy to get very long. 255 characters as they support. Trying to migrate Windows shares, file names too. How To Sega Games To Sd Card. Scanstudio Hd Cracking. Be moved because the file name is too long. Robocopy fails. To turn OFF the default support of long. About File Name Issue by Robocopy. All of them are long file name. TechNet Subscriber Support in forum.

Also mapped drive can help workaround the long path. For example, we have a folder d: folder file.txt which over the 255 limits. However if we mapped 'folder', which is under 255 limit, then we will have z: file.txt, which will be accessible.