Hi - I have recently run into a problem on my Win 7 machine where I have made some filenames too long. And now in Windows Explorer I can't do anything with them. I now have two files (mp4 files) like this and probably more as well that I haven't discovered. I can't play them or select the text and there is no option in the dropdown box to rename the file. I also can't move it to another location in the drive where there would be no extra file name length added such as with folders. Win Exe box tells me the filename is too long.
They now seem to be dead. I get a dialog box come up when I try to move it saying to try and rename it or move it higher up the chain but that can't be done. Also there is no File Length given in Explorer, whereas all other mp4 files have the minutes and seconds given.
Unless there is some way to make the name shorter, I can't seem to do anything with them.
What is usually done in situations like this? Thanks for any help.
They now seem to be dead. I get a dialog box come up when I try to move it saying to try and rename it or move it higher up the chain but that can't be done. Also there is no File Length given in Explorer, whereas all other mp4 files have the minutes and seconds given.
Unless there is some way to make the name shorter, I can't seem to do anything with them.
What is usually done in situations like this? Thanks for any help.