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Please help with copying files for back-up
Is there any way to copy the full title of each of my files when I "send" the
file to a CD? Although I can save to my computer (XP pro) files with titles that are somewhat long, when I try to copy them to CDs for back-up, a window pops up saying that the file cannot be copied because the title is invalid, as it is too long. Most of my graphics file names are "too long", and I dread having to change all the titles - over 1000! Please help! Thanks. Sara |
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Please help with copying files for back-up
On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:37:03 -0800, sarali wrote:
Is there any way to copy the full title of each of my files when I "send" the file to a CD? Although I can save to my computer (XP pro) files with titles that are somewhat long, when I try to copy them to CDs for back-up, a window pops up saying that the file cannot be copied because the title is invalid, as it is too long. Most of my graphics file names are "too long", and I dread having to change all the titles - over 1000! Please help! Thanks. Sara It isn't so much the length of the filenames as it is the length of the entire path. Face it. "Documents and Settings" is a heck of a lot of characters and you still have folders to go before getting to the default My Pictures folder. Suggestion: copy the pictures to a folder such as C:\Pics and then wrtie them to CD. Not a very convenient or elegant solution but it should keep the filenames intact. -- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User |
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Please help with copying files for back-up
I will try that. Thanks so much!
Sara "Sharon F" wrote: On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 18:37:03 -0800, sarali wrote: Is there any way to copy the full title of each of my files when I "send" the file to a CD? Although I can save to my computer (XP pro) files with titles that are somewhat long, when I try to copy them to CDs for back-up, a window pops up saying that the file cannot be copied because the title is invalid, as it is too long. Most of my graphics file names are "too long", and I dread having to change all the titles - over 1000! Please help! Thanks. Sara It isn't so much the length of the filenames as it is the length of the entire path. Face it. "Documents and Settings" is a heck of a lot of characters and you still have folders to go before getting to the default My Pictures folder. Suggestion: copy the pictures to a folder such as C:\Pics and then wrtie them to CD. Not a very convenient or elegant solution but it should keep the filenames intact. -- Sharon F MS-MVP ~ Windows Shell/User |
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