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Unable to Use Files in Directories with Long Names

Article ID: 104182

Article Last Modified on 4/15/2004

APPLIES TO

This article was previously published under Q104182

SYMPTOMS

In Windows NT, when you try to access or use a file on an NTFS partition in a directory with a very long name, you may receive various error messages and be unable to manipulate the file.

WORKAROUND

To workaround this problem, use a shorter name for the directory.

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Keywords: KB104182


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