Bulk Rename Utility

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

Hi, use the option file len min in Filters (12). Enable subfolders scanning to in Filters (12) if needed. thanks

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:

There seem to files with pathlengths up to 333 characters, but they don't show up in the BRU Filter.

Hi, try using the name length option, thanks

I'll try that when I get back after Easter. Will let you know.

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?

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.