File Path too long

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File Path too long

Postby jacobacci » Sun Mar 20, 2016 9:18 pm

I have a directory which contains path names with >255 characters (folder + filenames).
I have tried to filter these files in Bulk Rename Utility and then shorten the filenames to result in a path length <255 chars. However I have not found a way to do this.
How would I go about this?
Thanks a lot
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Re: File Path too long

Postby Admin » Mon Mar 21, 2016 2:39 am

Hi, use the option file len min in Filters (12). Enable subfolders scanning to in Filters (12) if needed. thanks
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Re: File Path too long

Postby jacobacci » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:11 am

Thanks, I tried that and did get a selection of files, but BRU reported by far less files with pathlength than Pathlength Checker. I have attached a screenshot of the result:
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There seem to files with pathlengths up to 333 characters, but they don't show up in the BRU Filter.
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Re: File Path too long

Postby Admin » Tue Mar 22, 2016 12:20 am

Hi, try using the name length option, thanks
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Re: File Path too long

Postby jacobacci » Tue Mar 22, 2016 8:49 am

I'll try that when I get back after Easter. Will let you know.
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Re: File Path too long

Postby jacobacci » Wed Mar 30, 2016 2:27 pm

I tried putting different parameters into the Name Len min and max fields (under Filters), but that did not seem to change anything for path lengths > 250.
Is there another option I would need to enable / set?
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Re: File Path too long

Postby therube » Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:37 pm

See what I wrote here, viewtopic.php?p=7460#p7460.

With a change:

You can then drag that set of files into BRU for processing.

I don't think BRU will accept drag&drop of filenames >260 characters?
(I'm guess >260, but somewhere in that neighborhood.)

Further I'm thinking that, BRU won't even be able to process existing filenames >260 characters - at all?
(It can open a directory <260 where the path+name length is >260.)
And while it can manipulate filenames <260, it would not be able to create a newly renamed file where the filename would be >260.
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