Destination Path Too Long when I try to move files from my desk top screen to my external hard drive or my internal hard drive I get this error message: Path Too Long: The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path. These are files that I have previously moved from my internal hard drive on to my desk top [screen] computer, this error seems to pop up on my desk top not my lap top, both running windows 7. These files do not have long names, and I can not "skip" these files these are files that I have created for business or fun. I am not a computer tech so if some one could instruct me what to do I would appreciate this.

Thank you, I understand now, is there a way to disable this feature, when using windows XP I never had this problem, files were moved from one place to another with out any errors. Judith Mahon

As far as I know, you cannot disble this error. Indeed, it was not there in Windows XP, resulting in all kinds of support secenarios were users made files inaccesible or unusable themselves by using very long paths. MCP/MCSA/MCTS/MCITP

do you think in the future that Microsoft will create an automated update to function similar to windows XP version so that the error message: Destination Path Too Long in Windows 7 will be eliminated and all files can be transferred from one file destination to another destination with out any pop up errors? Best Regards Judith Mahon

No. That will not happen as the 'error' has been put in place deliberatly to protect customers against issues that arise when paths are too long. Removing the message would be considered a regression in functionality.MCP/MCSA/MCTS/MCITP

Thank you ever so kindly for your help, how ever I must disagree with Microsoft stance: "regression in functionality" is an mistake that the designers of Windows 7 do not want to admit to and correct. Windows 7 is suppose to be top of the line [the best of the best], Windows 98 and Windows XP were great operating systems. The advancement in new technology is to increase the functionality with out eliminating the greatness in the previous versions of Windows operating Systems. Thank you again for your generous help and your wealth of knowledge. Best regards, Judith Mahon

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