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Gear / Technical Help => Post-Processing, Computer / Streaming / Internet Devices & Related Activity => Topic started by: Chilly Brioschi on January 21, 2014, 08:19:33 PM

Title: File Name Length Limitations
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on January 21, 2014, 08:19:33 PM

Caveat emptor, good people !

I just found over a dozen recordings which were lost in my automated file backup system due to very complex naming conventions.
This includes some commercial releases, with file names that contained venue, date, Band, set, and identifiers for guest artists.

The Windows NTFS filesystem should allow up to 255 characters, and the Windows versions should support this.
My finding is that the version and patch levels of Windows, Mac OS, and Linux may restrict this greatly.
Different file managers handle the names differently.

In short, for Windows, Total Commander  (aka Windows Commander) and SyncBack will span Windows versions better than Windows xcopy, copy, and move.

In summation, Robocopy is a Windows copy command worth learning.     


(Didn't expect the surprise ending, did ya?)                ;D         

Title: Re: File Name Length Limitations
Post by: adrianf74 on January 21, 2014, 08:51:56 PM

http://bit.ly/xp0WhO

Wikipedia entry should be the first one.  :)

Title: Re: File Name Length Limitations
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on January 21, 2014, 09:48:59 PM

Quote from: adrianf on January 21, 2014, 08:51:56 PM

http://bit.ly/xp0WhO

Wikipedia entry should be the first one.  :)

Thanks !
FWIW, I never, ever follow a bit.ly link with PHP in the URL, even tho' "google that for you" is generally clear.

This works as well:
https://www.google.com/#q=robocopy

Playin' with RoboCop RoboCopy now...  it's goofy as a script builder rather than an application, but it does save a look-up of the switches when you use it...

Title: Re: File Name Length Limitations
Post by: adrianf74 on January 21, 2014, 10:04:56 PM

Quote from: Sharknado on January 21, 2014, 09:48:59 PM

Quote from: adrianf on January 21, 2014, 08:51:56 PM

http://bit.ly/xp0WhO

Wikipedia entry should be the first one.  :)

Thanks !
FWIW, I never, ever follow a bit.ly link with PHP in the URL, even tho' "google that for you" is generally clear.

This works as well:
https://www.google.com/#q=robocopy

Playin' with RoboCop RoboCopy now...  it's goofy as a script builder rather than an application, but it does save a look-up of the switches when you use it...

That was more of a smart-ass answer from me.  It's more of a "Y'know there's this thing called Google." :)

Title: Re: File Name Length Limitations
Post by: Chilly Brioschi on January 22, 2014, 08:31:53 AM

Quote from: adrianf on January 21, 2014, 10:04:56 PM

That was more of a smart-ass answer from me.  It's more of a "Y'know there's this thing called Google." :)

My nephew chides me about my warnings not to buy, and reminders of the "tech bubble" when Goog was just bustin' $100 a share.    :facepalm:

Google is both my friend and Roadrunner....   <cartoon bird>