Office software thread, word 2010 ms office 2010 path name too long in technical. In my situation, the customer had too many levels of folders with long names and spaces. To make windows 10 home accept long file paths, we need to open the registry editor. You get the file path you entered is too long error when you save an excel workbook that has a long path name to onedrive. Why cant i delete a file in windows while its open in another application. Windows gets confused with such file name due to its file name conventions or some core policy.
Word cannot open or save this file because the path name. I am trying to open one of the files a pdf, but acrobat wont open it because the name is too long. Here i fix file path too long error while copying, deleting or opening files. Cant delete it from the command line either file name is too long. Is there a file length name limit in adobe acrobat pro. The maximum filename length and pathname length, ie filename. This is a tutorial on how to fix path too long and file name is too long errors in windows xp788. In this video i will show you fix for the this file name is too long error message in explorer. By going to the directory in which the file resides via command line and using delete at that point, pathname isnt an issue. Your path thats all the directories plus your filename can only be a certain length. Fix this file name is too long to open, delete or edit.
File path too long error is an error that when you try to copy something. Take a look at this article, which describes a number of ways to get around this problem so that you can at least rename or delete the file. How to fix file name is too long error in windows explorer. Lets assume that for whatever reason, we cant rename the directories in which the file is nested. These are variables that windows relies upon to function, because windows. How to fix path too long and file name is too long errors. The word and pdf file he was trying to open had a big file name as well. Fix for the this file name is too long error message in explorer. Windows explorer couldnt handle long folder names and paths it gave the error, file name is too long. If youre new to the techrepublic forums, please read our techrepublic forums faq. How to fix filename is too long issue in windows help desk geek. Windows 10 file wont open because the path is too long. Its actually not a filename limit that is imposed by the operating system, but a path limit. Word cannot open or save this file because the path name is too long.
The file name is too long windows explorer techspeeder. If this is indeed an issue with the file name being too long, why can users b and c, in the same workgroup and subnet as user d, open these files but user d cant. All submitted content is subject to our terms of use. Let me know if this helped you out by posting in the comments. A dde error has occurred, and a description of the error cannot be displayed because it is too long.
I cant open some of the pdf ffiles on my clients server. Had user b put a copy of one of the offending files on a flash drive and copy it to user ds desktop. To make windows 10 home accept long file paths, we need to open the. File name too long 100% solved very simple and easy way. In case the file name itself is already too long, no. Perhaps the first idea that made you smile was, it says file name is too long, so i can cut some words of the file name to make it short. I really appreciate your feedback and i am very thankful for your time and support. This issue occurs because the total length of the path and the file name, including the file name extension, exceeds 255 characters. This is not a case of the path name being too long. Bit of a random pain with a few of the kids ms word.
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