ALL When i am copying the files on windows server, i am receiving the below error...Any suggestions..i am copying around 50GB of data and it is hard for me to find 100 files which has long file name...any suggestions..TIA Error: The file names(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again or try location that has a shorter path

Hello there, Windows has a maximum path length limit of 260 characters (Path including filename), if the file name exceeds that limit, it would result in the error you are seeing. Check the URL below for reference. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx If your OS is W2k8 then, you may try following... http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982502/en-usThanks, Santosh (MCTS W2K8 AD and SCCM) To Infinity and Beyond

Hi, You cannot back up a file in Windows Server 2008 R2 or in Windows 7 if the path (Path including filename). length is longer than 260 characters. However, Microsoft has provided a Hotfix for that problem: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/982502/en-us Hope it helps! Regards, Jane