re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' Friday, October 1, 2004 at 7:41 am Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Lance Hill (1 messages posted) Slightly off-topic (I am running Win2000): I can understand why this could happen moving between two different file systems, but I get this same error trying to copy one folder from an NTFS drive to another NTFS drive on the same machine. Considering I am copying between identical filesystems, how can the filename be too long on one, but fine on the other? On Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 10:16 am, Kenny Leong wrote: >Yeah...but the problem of winzip is it can handle only a certain number of files >right? So if you have a huge data archive, winzip is going to keel over. Well, the >winzip I'm using can't hack the number of files I got, and I'm getting the same problem >of file names too long because the path structure that I've set in my winxip system >is too long. > >The stupid thing is that the structure seems fine in winxp itself, but if I try to >send the information over to another winxp via a network etc, it won't allow me to >copy things over due to the length of the path/filename. It's actually quite annoying >and I could understand where the original poster is coming from. I think that these >people that make these operating systems are total losers. I mean, if a winxp system >allows us to make a path with that long....then I'd expect to be able to copy everything >to another winxp system....but as always, the software/product is never fully tested >and they push their products out with holes in them. > >Kenny > > > Written in response to: re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 at 10:16 am) Responses to this message: re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (William Ashley: Saturday, April 9, 2005 at 7:12 am) All messages in this thread [show all] Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Henry: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 8:14 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Gary: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 9:40 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Henry: Fri, Nov 22, 2002, 11:12 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (L. H. LOO: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 6:19 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Bob Harris: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 7:38 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, May 12, 2004, 10:26 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Moskaluk: Sun, Jun 29, 2008, 4:27 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Paul D: Sat, Nov 23, 2002, 7:52 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, May 12, 2004, 10:16 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Lance Hill: Fri, Oct 1, 2004, 7:41 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (William Ashley: Sat, Apr 9, 2005, 7:12 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Lance: Mon, Apr 11, 2005, 2:31 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Kenny Leong: Wed, Jul 27, 2005, 2:20 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (Ralph Maddox: Mon, Feb 13, 2006, 3:43 pm) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (John: Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 1:19 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (gewg_: Wed, Apr 11, 2007, 11:05 am) re: Can't copy b/c ''filename or extension is too long'' (KS: Sun, Apr 6, 2008, 11:09 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum