Sharepoint folder/file path limitations

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Sharepoint folder/file path limitations

Postby requiem123456 » Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:42 am

Hi everyone
Sharepoint folder/file path limitations i think are in total 259 characters.
was hoping to use BRN to scan files/folders to determine which files have exceeded this limit
e.g.
C:\Users\%userprofile%\test\test - Documents\test\ect\
(i have changed the folder names for privacy)
within this directory there are 100's of subfolders and files.
some which exceed the 259 character folder/file path limit and users cannot open those particular files.

can i somehow use BRN to give me a list of those files, then can make a bulk change to shorten the file names?

i have read through the manual and tested some variables within BRN but cannot seem to get the results i am after.

Thank you
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Re: Sharepoint folder/file path limitations

Postby therube » Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:48 pm

Appears the limit might be around 400 characters +/-.

In any case, the easiest way to find longer paths (or any size paths) is with Everything.
https://www.voidtools.com/

Do a search for:
path:len:>259
(or whatever length you want)


https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/restrictions-and-limitations-in-onedrive-and-sharepoint-64883a5d-228e-48f5-b3d2-eb39e07630fa
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