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Error Copying File Or Folder A Device Attached To The System Is Not Functioning
by lorinser75, Mar 9, 2005. Thread Status: Not open for further replies. lorinser75 Golden Member Joined: Apr 16, 2003 Messages: 1,016 Likes Received:
Error Copying File Or Folder Unspecified Error Windows 8
0 Hey guys, I need some assistance, Does anybody know what is causing this message to appear "Cannot Copy File: Path is too deep" I'm trying to transfer a file from 1 PC to another across the http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-files/errro-message-cannot-copy-file-path-is-too-deep/d774c570-c2c9-415b-9528-771277ddbb8c network. Both machine are loaded with Win2k Pro. It was working fine for a while (transfer freely no problem), and this issue suddenly pop up. I check all "permission" and everything checked out. Another problem is for some weird reason, whenever I tried to send e-mail with attachments, It is always a failure - server is not responding..blah..blah, but without attachment, it went in a few seconds. This is via DSL line that is https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/error-message-cannot-copy-file-path-is-too-deep.1546911/ connected to a router. Could this be hardware issue or windows issue? I really appreciate any help. Thanks #1 lorinser75, Mar 9, 2005 bersl2 Golden Member Joined: Aug 2, 2004 Messages: 1,617 Likes Received: 0 How many directories deep is the destination? #2 bersl2, Mar 9, 2005 lorinser75 Golden Member Joined: Apr 16, 2003 Messages: 1,016 Likes Received: 0 It is from "my documents" folder in my HD to another folder in C: in another system #3 lorinser75, Mar 9, 2005 sbpromania Senior member Joined: Mar 3, 2015 Messages: 265 Likes Received: 1 The path + filename is too big, try to rename the file and the paths, and after you finished copying, rename them back. #4 sbpromania, Apr 7, 2015 ArisVer Golden Member Joined: Mar 6, 2011 Messages: 1,158 Likes Received: 0 sbpromania said: ↑ The path + filename is too big, try to rename the file and the paths, and after you finished copying, rename them back.Click to expand... +1 Rename the file(s) or change destination folder so that it's not so "deep" #5 ArisVer, Apr 7, 2015 imagoon Diamond Member Joined: Feb 19, 2003 Messages: 5,199 Likes Received: 0 Use robocopy. It supports 65535 char paths. It comes on anything XP and newer and can be downloaded right off MS's website for older OS's
copy error - path is too deep Discussion in 'Software' started by herenow, Feb 13, 2010. Thread Status: Not open for http://forums.majorgeeks.com/index.php?threads/file-copy-error-path-is-too-deep.210315/ further replies. herenow Private E-2 Trying to copy files from my hard drive to a usb 4 gig flash drive. I have a home network setup running windows xp It seems http://www.mswhs.com/2008/01/path-too-deep-error-message-we-have-the-answer/ that the flash drive is FAT32 format. My best guess is that the System filenames are too long. How can i check the whole system filename length? or How can error copying I get around this problem. It seems Ubiquitous but I am yet to find an effective solution. 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 error copying file 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 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 als
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 or 5GB. Using the simple copy-and-paste in Windows Explorer or by dragging and dropping from the source to the destination causes the system to either completely lock up or results in a "Path too deep" 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 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 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 te