Windows 10 - identify and shorten or delete long file names
For Windows 10, i have folders and files that I cannot delete or remove because the name is too long.
Is there a utility I can use to perform this task?
Thank you.
As a disclaimer, I want to emphasize that I have no affiliation with this company and no financial interest in it whatsoever. I am simply a happy user/customer. Regards, Joe
ThomasJue
ASKER
Joe,
Thank you for your quick reply.
Will Total Commander also search and identify long file names and automatically rename them to shorter names?
Thank you.
There is a trick that will overcome all long path problems.
1 Create a new folder c:\test
2 execute the following command
robocopy c:\test c:\yourlongpath /mir
If it does not seem to succeed at once, it has to be repeated (really!) a few times.
Thanks to all of you for your quick responses.
I appreciate your help with this nerve racking problem.
It is wonderful to be a member of experts-exchange.
Thomas Jue
ThomasJue
ASKER
Thank you very much for your quick response.
You're great!
Joe Winograd
You're welcome, Thomas. Happy to help. And thanks to you for the kind words. Regards, Joe
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As a disclaimer, I want to emphasize that I have no affiliation with this company and no financial interest in it whatsoever. I am simply a happy user/customer. Regards, Joe