255 characters for subdirectories

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Boe

Hello,

I noticed with subfolders, if you exceeded a certain length you couldn't
copy them to other folders.

e.g. shared\main clients\sales projects\year 2006 sales projects\.....

Now I know my clients should be more succinct when naming folders but I
don't sit over their shoulders all day watching them create subfolders.

Is there a way to do anything about the limitations? If I do relax the
limitations will I have problems with the workstations?

Thanks

PS our workstations are all XP and our servers are all 2003.
 
"Boe" <boe_d@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hello,
>
> I noticed with subfolders, if you exceeded a certain length you couldn't
> copy them to other folders.
>
> e.g. shared\main clients\sales projects\year 2006 sales projects\.....
>
> Now I know my clients should be more succinct when naming folders but I
> don't sit over their shoulders all day watching them create subfolders.
>
> Is there a way to do anything about the limitations? If I do relax the
> limitations will I have problems with the workstations?
>
> Thanks
>
> PS our workstations are all XP and our servers are all 2003.
>

This is an inherent property of most Windows applications and
you cannot relax it.
 
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