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I have a windows 2000 SP4 file server that I am experiencing issues with that
seems like a limitation of 255 characters within the directory path length.
This server has a 370GB NTFS volume which is partitioned as F. My user base
are taking advantage of the long filenames of Win2K and creating a directory
structure that includes some lengthy names. Even from the server console, i
experience the following
1. In Windows explorer, click on a subdirectory that is past the 255
character mark (by this I mean the full path to this subdirectory is more
than 255 characters e.g. F:\12\3\4678\....255). You cannot see the contents
of this folder, nor can you delete it. In the example above, if the 12
directory was shared, and you map a drive to a subdirectory of 12, you can
know see, copy, delete and rename the files you could not when simply
browsing from the original drive letter of the partition F). Again if you
create more subdirectories even when mapped further down the directoy
structure, but hit the 255 character path limit you experience the same
symptoms.
I found an article that states. Individual file names in NTFS are limited to
255 characters; full paths are limited to 32,767 characters.
I am not experiencing the path limit at all.
Has anyone experienced these symptoms and what can I do to resolve it.
I have over 300 users utilising this server and need a solution fast.
seems like a limitation of 255 characters within the directory path length.
This server has a 370GB NTFS volume which is partitioned as F. My user base
are taking advantage of the long filenames of Win2K and creating a directory
structure that includes some lengthy names. Even from the server console, i
experience the following
1. In Windows explorer, click on a subdirectory that is past the 255
character mark (by this I mean the full path to this subdirectory is more
than 255 characters e.g. F:\12\3\4678\....255). You cannot see the contents
of this folder, nor can you delete it. In the example above, if the 12
directory was shared, and you map a drive to a subdirectory of 12, you can
know see, copy, delete and rename the files you could not when simply
browsing from the original drive letter of the partition F). Again if you
create more subdirectories even when mapped further down the directoy
structure, but hit the 255 character path limit you experience the same
symptoms.
I found an article that states. Individual file names in NTFS are limited to
255 characters; full paths are limited to 32,767 characters.
I am not experiencing the path limit at all.
Has anyone experienced these symptoms and what can I do to resolve it.
I have over 300 users utilising this server and need a solution fast.