Error Copying File Or Folder Path Is Too Deep
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data on the drive. This is not an uncommon problem and it occurs especially when a USB storage device is error copying file or folder cannot copy file used on different computers. A well known factor in NTFS based files systems error copying file or folder access denied causes this problem. The max path for the file cannot exceed 256 characters including the folder names and the file error copying file or folder the requested resource is in use name itself. Certain operating systems can support large file paths (up to several thousand characters in length), but not all software recognize them and only the machine that they were created on can access error copying file or folder unspecified error them unless these limits are removed. The following options can help to resolve the issue of having deep file paths: When the Operating System is the Cause Although this problem is more frequent in the Windows XP Operating System, it can happen based on the limitations of the OS's file system. To remedy the issue, the user must have access to a system that can ignore the
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path's length so that the folders can be rearranged in such a way that the path is not over 256 characters prior to copying. The other solution is to copy the files from the USB storage drive from a shorter path to the new destination. For example: The file to be copied is in file path "E:\Folder1 Sortable Documents From PC\Folder2 Personal Files From PC\Folder3 Random Users Files\Folder4 Collection Of Pictures\Folder5 Vacation Photos From Summer 2013\Folder6 Funny Pics We Captured\Folder7 At The Beach In The Afternoon\Folder8 The Sunset\The Kids On The Beach While The Sun Sets.JPG" This file path is 261 characters long without spaces! With spaces the filename path is 300 characters long. Now, that is not all that the operating system uses to understand the file path's location. In reality, this path name can be even longer when the USB device's hidden name is included, which adds several characters to the filename path. Copying the file "The Kids On The Beach While The Sun Sets.JPG" directly from the folder "Folder8 The Sunset\" to the destination folder is the best option to resolve the "Cannot Copy the Path is too Deep" error. Note: If the file path is
Latest News 11 By Philip Churchill on January 30th, 2008 "Path too Deep" Error Message - We have the Answer Windows Home Server does not play nice with large files above 4GB
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or 5GB. Using the simple copy-and-paste in Windows Explorer or by dragging and dropping error copying file or folder the device is unreachable from the source to the destination causes the system to either completely lock up or results in a "Path too deep" error copying file or folder the directory or file cannot be created error message. And others get this error when using SyncToy, RoboCopy or XCopy as well. What Causes It? It is mostly caused by having over 256 characters in the path. You have to remember that http://www.tech-faq.com/cannot-copy-the-path-is-too-deep.html although the SHARE name is only for example \\server\RecordedTV, the actual folder on the WHS box is probably something like the following due to the way Drive Extender handles the data.: C:\fs\4\DE\folders\{00008086-058D-4C89-AB57-A7F909A47AB4} OR C:\fs\D\DE\folders\{00008086-058D-4C89-AB57-A7F909A47AB4} So as you can see, with the above path, your directory and file naming can easily go over the 256 permitted characters. How do I check? If you open the console and click on the "Network http://www.mswhs.com/2008/01/path-too-deep-error-message-we-have-the-answer/ Health" icon and it will display the path too deep error. If you click on the error, it will list which files are too long. Just edit the file and directory name to a shorter length. Detailed error information can also be found in %QLOGS\qsm.log, which you can check to see for a failing path and see what the error is. My paths are <256 Characters! This shouldn't be failing when the complete path and file name does NOT exceed 256 characters in length, but some people are experiencing this even when there are less than that amount and this problem is not solved even when Power Pack 1 is installed. So if this is your case, what now? Third Party Software to the Rescue Using the free utility TeraCopy, which we mentioned the other day causes the "Path too deep" error to totally disappear and for now seems the answer. At least temporary. Share this WHS Article with Others: | | News • Windows Home Server Comments (11) Trackback URL | Comments RSS Feed Carren W. says: January 30, 2008 at 11:23 PM What do you call WHS locking up? BSOD or WOW experience? This is a major fault of using NTFS, reported many years ago, and it
copy error - path is too deep Discussion in 'Software' started by herenow, Feb 13, 2010. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. herenow Private E-2 Trying to copy files http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/file-copy-error-path-is-too-deep.210315/ from my hard drive to a usb 4 gig flash drive. I have a home network setup running windows xp It seems that the flash drive is FAT32 format. My best guess is that the http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/266656-45-error-copying-file-folder-path-deep System filenames are too long. How can i check the whole system filename length? or How can I get around this problem. It seems Ubiquitous but I am yet to find an effective solution. error copying herenow, Feb 13, 2010 #1 DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member Hi NTFS can use long file names, you can disable it and here is instruction (basically this comes form Cause 4, Resolution 1 HERE which seems your issue) Also and this is a weird fix for this and transfering to USB, are you using the front ports or a USB hub? if so plug the USB pen error copying file into the back USB ports of your motherboard and try again. DavidGP, Feb 13, 2010 #2 Noone Private E-2 how long is the path you are trying to copy TO? According to this article the Windows API is limited to 260 characters for a path. So if you are copying from "x:\really long path\in this file\that fits\ok\as\it\is in the api\big filename here that you wouldn't really want to change[...].blah" to someplace like your desktop which is at "c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\Backup Files\From my USB Stick\Etc[...]\" the combined path length might be over 260 characters. The article also talks about using unc naming conventions and the \\?\ prefix on the filename to copy them and having an appoximate 32000 character limitation. try copying the files to the root folder on your hard drive and see if it's a communications issue, if they copy to that location then it really is a path to long error. I've also gotten around the path to long error before by using subst.exe to mount the destination folder as a drive and copying to that drive instead. to do so, from a command prompt type: subst.exe x: "c:\path that you want to copy everything to\" then you should have an x: drive appear in My C