Enable long file paths (aka "File Name Too Long" problem when syncing)
As a developer, I have deeply nested file structures with sometimes arduously long file names. I am unable to use OneDrive as it stands now because of this. I would like to suggest that this limitation be removed. I understand that it's probably a fundamental infrastructure issue but it's severely hampering Onedrive when compared to other competitors out there right now, despite all the other cool features.
Brian Hall
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We’ve enabled significantly longer paths for your personal OneDrive in our latest Windows and Mac releases (available from http://onedrive.com/download). You should be able to use paths up to 430 characters from the root of your local OneDrive sync folder. Our telemetry tells us this covers the vast majority of customers who have hit max path issues in the past. Note that if you have over 90 characters in your local OneDrive path (that is, from drive letter to OneDrive\) you will see characters over 90 cut into the budget of 430 characters (93 character local path will mean 427 characters available for path in the OneDrive folder).
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Baingyn Tuulai
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+1 for this.
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Anonymous
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Not saying I'm all right with the current setup—of course having a file path even greater than the "400 characters" that they claim would be amazing—but at least this should shed some light as to why file names not even reaching the 100-character count, will result in the same error.
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liam
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I like and suggest you to try LongPathTool program. It is very helpful for copying/deleting or renaming long path files.
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Anonymous
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Boom, This is not done.
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Alina Valker
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I have been using the long path tool to resolve this issue. It has always worked for me. Whenever I encountered this error, it helped me delete, copy, move and bulk rename long path files or locked file easily.
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Allen
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It's not done. Still didn't work. Why do we have the problem in the first place???
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Anonymous
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Issues still exists!
Interesting if I use OneDrive Desktop sync app, i can export the word as a PDF file without any issue, but I cannot save as docx because of the error message!
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yw71
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Fixed only for Win10 or Paid subscribers of OneDrive...
Nice work MS, real cheap.
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Anonymous
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I still have this issue!
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Doris Elizabeth Pineda
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This is still not working. Please, fix it.
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Alberto Cuomo
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BOOM! IT'S DONE?!?!? What exactly it means?!
I still see the same problem, please help if I'm doing something wrong... -
Anonymous
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Jason - Microsoft, where are you on this? I cannot "save as" with a new file name on my sharepoint/onedrive files. Stating > 218 characters long. The company has just moved to SPO/OneDrive. HELP!!!
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Anonymous
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it is not done... my path is 135 characters incl. spaces and the file name is <100 characters. Still I get the "too long" error.. Way below the 430 character limit - What is going on?
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Patrick Wank
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Try LONG PATH TOOL to shorten the file name and then try the rest..
the software is very effective. -
Anónimo
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Same problem here too...
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Anonymous
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Same problem here.
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Anonymous
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As an Academy moving our files over to OneDrive to enhance remote working for both Staff Students this has now become a major problem.
The daft thing is, if I open the Desktop App, say Word or Excel and select our SharePoint site to open the document I can easily navigate to the Document and open it directly from OneDrive.
If I then just open in the Browser, Click open in Excel, it fails due to the filename being too long.
A real schoolboy error on Microsoft's part. I did think they had professional programmers working for them instead of junior interns.
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Mohd. Helu
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RIDICULOUS!!! After subscribing to Office 365 mainly for OneDrive, I couldn't copy ANYTHING due to the "too long path"!!! Will unsubscribe now!!!
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Anonymous
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Come on guys - this is pathetic. Does the "Boom its Done" status mean that this is not being monitored anymore? I am getting issues when syncing Sharepoint document libraries with OneDrive - I cannot open files that are more than 256 characters??? I thought that this was now sorted, and fixed for all??
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JJ
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Still not working. Completely unacceptable, we moved everything to O365 earlier this year and every day I regret that decision more and more.
The "use long path tool" comments are pure spam and should be removed - it's not a viable solution for most corporate environments, especially when this is an issue that should not have existed for well over a decade.
