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Invalid long filenames

Discussion in 'Legacy Windows' started by dontwakeme, 2004/09/10.

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  1. 2004/09/10
    dontwakeme

    dontwakeme Inactive Thread Starter

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    Trying to upgrade my laptop HD and the copy program (EZGig) comes up with this error and stops. Have run Scandisk dozens of times both in Windows and DOS. Windows Scandisk says it's OK now, but DOS Scandisk says there's still one or more invalid long filenames, but can't tell me which file it is. Have browsed through the whole directory structure but too many possibilites. Anyone know another method to find these long filenames and delete or fix them?
     
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  2. 2004/09/11
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    There is an option in the Win scandisk to look at/fix long file names....
     
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  4. 2004/09/11
    broni

    broni Moderator Malware Analyst

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    As Steve said....
    By default, ScanDisk for Windows does not check for MS-DOS mode name length errors.
    To force ScanDisk for Windows to detect these errors, under "Advanced Options ", click the "Report MS-DOS mode name length errors" check box to select it.
    Onn the other hand DOS Scandisk is limited to paths of no more, then 66 characters, so, if you have some file burried very deep, so path to it exceedes 66 charcters, I believe DOS Scandisk will report it as "long filename ".
     
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