[SOLVED] Too long path

[NanyPR]

when trying to migrate windows server 2012 R2 to 2016 via Robocopy . .. I have a problem that can't be skipped named -the path is too long -, something like that!

how can I solve this ?

 

[kanewolf]

Moved from networking to storage category

 

[USAFRet]

when trying to migrate windows server 2012 R2 to 2016 via Robocopy . .. I have a problem that can't be skipped named -the path is too long -, something like that!

how can I solve this ?

Reduce the path length.
It is almost certainly due to multiple levels of subfolders. And then maybe a disturbingly long filename at the end.

"3rd Quarter Human Resources Report_SatelliteSite_3_First Draft.docx"
(nested within 5 subfolders)


Possible fix?

Enable Long Path Windows Server 2016

Enable Long Path Windows Server 2016, Windows 10, How to bye pass the 260 limit in WIndows server 2016, MAX 256 LIMIT

www.pelegit.co.il

No idea of how well that might work, just something I found.

 

[AshleyTimothy]

You can check the path and just try to shorten it if no matter about the structure , but if this over (+50) or you matter about the structure this will be a high load on you ,
- Also may be trying to troubleshoot with the capability to solve the problem via this link
https://social.technet.microsoft.co...cters-in-windows-2012-r2?forum=winserverfiles
- and the last choice is to use softwares that can handle this issue
-and I found a thread here talking about solving this issue , I hope it will help

[SOLVED] - WIN 10 -Long File Name

While trying to transfer data from the users' PCs (WIN10) to the WIN Server in our HQ, a long path name problems appeared to the users Users do not want to Flatten the folder structure, instead, they keep increasing the deepness, and obviously the results are errors while transferring or...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[fredfinks]

Not sure if its related but max file path is 255 character limit.

I encounter this prob at work when unzipping zip files with heavy/long folder structures in network project folders already with long paths.

As simple work around i bring it as close to root of drive as possible and unpack & work on them there.