Jon Freer

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Thanks Seth - after re-reading some of the sources I had looked up, I caught the file <strong><em>path</em></strong> distinction (as opposed to file <strong><em>name</em></strong>). Mapped a drive directly to the specific location as you suggested, and was able to use cmd to del the file by full filename. Many thanks!
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I see the question is answered, but another thing I have done is just delete it with a wildcard (if possible):<br><br>E.g. erase long-file*.pdf
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Somehow a pdf with a 255+ character filename got onto our fileserver and neither our Business Office nor we (IT) can delete the file. I've tried dir /x in cmd to get the "short" 8.3 name, but it returns the actual long filename rather than the "filena~1.pdf" that I expected. Entering "del [long filename].pdf" of course returns the "cannot delete, filename too long" error. <br><br>Running cmd as admin. Fileserver is running WinServer 2012 R2. Any suggestions?
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Somehow a pdf with a 255+ character filename got onto our fileserver and neither our Business Office nor we (IT) can delete the file. I've tried dir /x in cmd to get the "short" 8.3 name, but it returns the actual long filename rather than the "filena~1.pdf" that I expected. Entering "del [long filename].pdf" of course returns the "cannot delete, filename too long" error.
Running cmd as admin. Fileserver is running WinServer 2012 R2. Any suggestions?

Cannot delete pfd - &quot;filename too long&quot;

Operating systems perform basic tasks, such as recognizing input from the keyboard, sending output to the display screen, keeping track of files and directories on the disk, and controlling peripheral devices such as disk drives and printers. For large systems, the operating system makes sure that different programs and users running at the same time do not interfere with each other. The operating system is also responsible for security, ensuring that unauthorized users do not access the system. Operating systems provide a software platform on top of which other programs, called application programs, can run.

Cannot delete pfd - &quot;filename too long&quot;

Cannot delete pfd - "filename too long"