Increase maximum file path length

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Hi NG,

I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used to
manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs to the
mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO and
redirectsm y docs to a server share.

Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and
word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the
maximum file path size ??
 
Re: Increase maximum file path length

Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the
path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive map
should be shorter.

"Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message
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> Hi NG,
>
> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used
> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs to
> the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO and
> redirectsm y docs to a server share.
>
> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and
> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the
> maximum file path size ??
>
 
Re: Increase maximum file path length

Thanks for the reply,

I appreciated what you're saying, but that sort of counters the streamlining
of working with folder redirection in this fashion, letting GP do the work
for you.

Do you know of a way to increase the 260 character limit?


"M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
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> Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the
> path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive map
> should be shorter.
>
> "Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message
> news:%23vcJkK78HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi NG,
>>
>> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used
>> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs
>> to the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO
>> and redirectsm y docs to a server share.
>>
>> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and
>> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease the
>> maximum file path size ??
>>
>
>
 
Re: Increase maximum file path length

There isn't one under WinXP/2000.

"Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message
news:%23rh1Xl78HHA.5948@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Thanks for the reply,
>
> I appreciated what you're saying, but that sort of counters the
> streamlining of working with folder redirection in this fashion, letting
> GP do the work for you.
>
> Do you know of a way to increase the 260 character limit?
>
>
> "M Skabialka" <mskabialka@NOSPAMdrc.com> wrote in message
> news:%23WkO3b78HHA.5712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Can't these users map another drive letter to a point partially down the
>> path? They would have to give that folder a share name, but the drive
>> map should be shorter.
>>
>> "Andrew Story" <andrewDOTstoryATjameswalkerDOTbiz> wrote in message
>> news:%23vcJkK78HHA.5424@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi NG,
>>>
>>> I have recently changed the way my Org uses home directories. They used
>>> to manually create a share and map a drive to it, then redirect my docs
>>> to the mapped drive. It's now setup to use folder redirection via a GPO
>>> and redirectsm y docs to a server share.
>>>
>>> Problem = some users document paths are more than 255 characters and
>>> word/excel etc will not open these files, is there a way to inncrease
>>> the maximum file path size ??
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
 
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