How to remove a file whose name name is too long.

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• When Remove My Documents & send to the trash and get the error message from file (s) name (s) too long

  the situation: I erase all the contents of Documents and sending them to the Recycle Bin.  This is in preparation for a new backup of Documents to an external hard drive device.
  What continues to be: whenever I press DELETE I get the following error message, "file contains elements whose names are too long for the Recycle Bin." -I combed through all the names in the Documents & shortened all the time, but I always get this error message.
  questions: How can I identify & locate offend him, too long file name of the file or files?  What is the space limit for the length of the file/folder names + character?  is it possible to change the settings to correct this extremely frustrating loop somehow, I'm in?
  I would greatly appreciate any help/tips on the issue.  Thank you!

  Hello

  you keep insisting on 'my

  There is no "My Documents" on Vista

  It's only 'Documents '.

  Windows Vista renames 'My Documents' as, simply, 'Documents '. "My music", "My pictures" and "My videos" have also lost their prefix and moved to directly under the directory (profile).

• How to remove the file/path name using the SDK

  I have a program that uses the Acrobat SDK from Adobe kit. It creates the aPDF file from a HTML file that is created after the jugs of program data. It can create PDF very well, but how can he do with on the file name and path in the lower left corner. Insert us the PDF file created in another document and that you do not want to display the data on these pages created.

  Sought through this site and can not see mentioned.   Help!

  How do you convert from HTML to PDF format?

• Downloaded a zipped file/folder would not, the name is too long.

  I have downloaded a compressed file/folder to a trusted site that I always. I unzipped the file (Music mp3) successfully and added to my itunes. When I tried to drag the file of music on my ipod, itunes shows his location could not be found. I went and checked on the folder I unzipped and all these other files with weird characters appears. It took 145 GB of space in my external hardrive (thank goodess). Now, I can't rename or delete the file or the folder itself. I tried a few removal tools but it did not work or when I try to download, my anti-virus software reports me. I need a way to get rid of the file. The budget is tight, so it would help if it's freeware. OR better yet a way to removed without having to download any software. I tried to delete it in safe mod and BACK. Without success. Tried Unlocker and D something software too.

  Have you tried Unlocker which would have been my first recommendation.  I don't know other programs (especially turned to the long name) free file deletion. If Unlocker doesn't work, or none will remove utilitly in Vista (because Unlocker is better than Vista).

  The commercial product ($19 I think) says that he specifically deletes files whose names are too long. http://www.abtollc.com/Folder-Delete.aspx.  I suspect that this will do the trick, but of course I can't be sure so try there is a risk that it will not solve the problem in spite of spending money on it.

  Your problem with the file may be a permissions problem.  Make sure that you have the permissions of all rights and take possession (and maybe both parent folders).  Don't forget to check the Advnaced properties for special permissions that restrict rights or inherit permissions from parent folders - you may need to remove if you already have all the rights on the main screen.  Here are the procedures:

  To view your permissions, right-click on the file/folder, click Properties, and check the Security tab.  Check the permissions you have by clicking on your user name (or group of users).  Here are the types of permissions, you may have: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/What-are-permissions.  You must be an administrator or owner to change the permissions (and sometimes, being an administrator or even an owner is not sufficient - there are ways to block access (even if a smart administrator knows these ways and can move them - but usually should not because they did not have access, usually for a very good reason).)  Here's how to change the permissions of folder under Vista: http://www.online-tech-tips.com/windows-vista/set-file-folder-permissions-vista/.  To add take and the issuance of right of permissions and ownership in the right click menu (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2009/05/21/take-and-grant-full-control-permissions-and-ownership-in-windows-7-or-vista-right-click-menu/.

  To resolve this problem with folders, appropriating the files or the drive (as an administrator) and give you all the rights.  Right-click on the folder/drive, click Properties, click the Security tab and click on advanced and then click the owner tab.  Click on edit, and then click the name of the person you want to give to the property (you may need to add if it is not there--or maybe yourself). If you want that it applies to subfolders and files in this folder/drive, then check the box to replace the owner of subcontainers and objects, and click OK.  Back and now there is a new owner for files and folders/player who can change the required permissions.  You can change now switched to read-only (even if the main folder indicates that they are always read-only - you can access yourself as the owner).  You can keep them in read-only to other users, customers and administrators even (although they can support themselves and access, if they wish, and it is really not that you can do to stop it except protect the file with a password by using a 3rd party product.)  Here is more information on the ownership of a file or a folder: http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67717-take-ownership-file.html.  To add take ownership in the menu of the right click (which will make it faster to get once it is configured), see the following article: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vista/add-take-ownership-to-explorer-right-click-menu-in-vista/.

  I have no other suggestions at this point.  What is the EXACT and the full path of this folder?  Depending on where it is, we are able to create a new user profile (treat your as if it is corrupted) and traansfer all data EXCEPT the folder in the new profile.  Then delete the old provile if he leaves despite this file - it might or it might not (I'm not sure).

  To try this http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profileuse.  If that is the only available Administrator Profile (you need to be an administrator to fix this), enable the Hidden Administrator Account (HAA) using http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords&p=1&tid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055&mid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055.  If you don't remember the password, try nothing because that's probably what you (or seller) did during the installation.  Once that is done, don't forget to disable the HAA to save it in case it is necessary once again and for safety reasons (since people often try to hack into systems using this account).  Do NOT use the HAA as your administrator account because if you lose the only administrator on the system account or it is damaged again, then you're watered.

  You can also try to enter in a command prompt: click on start / all programs / accessories / command prompt and right click on command prompt, and then click Run as administrator.  There Cd type a space and then type the path of the fulll name the folder in question (if it even appears).  Once inside the folder type del *. * and see what happens.  It can give you the same error message, or it can remove. Once the content is deleted type cd, and then type del (yes I know it's long) and enter. This can remove the folder.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• Cannot delete the file and the error is "the specified file is not valid or too long." Specify a different file name.

  Hello

  I have filenames with weird values inside (created by Application software).
  Here is an example:
  GIBtmpphoto0_11:27:16.145.png

  When I try to delete it, I have the following error:
  The specified file is not valid or too long. Specify a different file name.

  And it takes a lot of space in my hard drive.

  How is it possible to remove it?

  Thank you.
  Best regards
  Marc

  Original title: delete files with weird names

  Hello

  My corrupt files are found on a disk of material on my computer.
  I have re-formatted the full disk to remove these files.

  Best regards
  Marc

• I have problem with a .iso file that when I want to use I face the error "the file name is too long.

  Original title: name of a file

  Hello

  I have problem with a file .iso that when I want to use I'm dealing with error "the file name is too long" and I can't use this file anywhere for example: vmvare ' untraiso and even if I cannot write to cd or make a boot USB.

  I don't know how fix it.how I rename the file iso, shorter that I can use?

  Please help me.

  Thank you.

  Right-click on the ISO > rename > give a short name

• How to remove a file that is described as a path not valid

  Where you are specialists, please help!

  I use Win Vista Home 32-bit Edition.

  When I tried to delete an empty folder on the desktop, I received a message that says ' could not find this point, this is no longer in C:\...plz check the location and try again '. Of course, I had two options: retry or cancel. I tried the command prompt, but it says that "cannot find the specified path" in the first place.

  It makes me really frustrated, anyone knows about this problem please help! I am so grateful.

  I know also that using a software called 'record-cleaning tool' could solve this but y at - it another way which is free (the software costs U.S.$ 19).

  With respect,

  a patient of Windows...

  Try to http://www.freeware-guide.com/dir/util/cleanup2.html BeClean.  He claims to be able to clear up Office of broken links (and your problem seems to be at least in part).

  I can't find anything else other than the one you have found (and I'm not sure that it will work even in your case because I don't think the problem is that the folder name is too long).

  I have no other suggestions.  Everything else I found was commercial and costs even more than $19 (and I'm not at all certain that they would work either).

  A roundabout must examine your corrupted user profile.  To fix this use http://windows.microsoft.com/en-AU/windows-vista/Fix-a-corrupted-user-profile.  If that is the only available Administrator Profile (you need to be an administrator to fix this), enable the Hidden Administrator Account (HAA) using http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx?&lang=en&cr=US&guid=&sloc=en-us&dg=microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords&p=1&tid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055&mid=d20f9db4-7b2c-48be-a087-7835dc2a9055.  If you don't remember the password, try nothing because that's probably what you (or seller) did during the installation.  Once that is done, don't forget to disable the HAA to save it in case it is necessary once again and for safety reasons (since people often try to hack into systems using this account).  Do NOT use the HAA as your administrator account because if you lose the only administrator on the system account or it is damaged again, then you're watered.  The THING is when copy you the Desktop folder do NOT include this file.  Then your desktop in your new profile should be clear from the record.  Unfortunately, you have some problems to delete the old profile user due to this folder - but at least the record will disappear from your desktop (even if you have a profile user unusable, sitting in the users folder parts - but then again it can remove very well - especially with the above two programs if necessary). It's a lot of work just to delete an unwanted record, but if it happened to you that bad it is an option to consider.

  I hope this helps.

  Good luck!

  Lorien - MCSA/MCSE/network + / has + - if this post solves your problem, please click the 'Mark as answer' or 'Useful' button at the top of this message. Marking a post as answer, or relatively useful, you help others find the answer more quickly.

• 'File name' error too long when you copy a folder to a DVD disc

  When I copy a folder that contains a large number of files on an external hard drive, I have no problem, but if I try to copy the same folder to a DVD disc, I get a message indicating that a file name is too long.  My first question is why do I get the message for DVD and not the external hard drive?  My second question is: How can I generate a list of files in my folder that have too long names? My second question is already other post on the forum, but there was no answer.  Is it because it is not possible to generate such a list?

  Thank you

  It depends on what is called the 'file system '. File systems are how files are stored on a disk. Many of them have limits on how long the total file path can be. DVD and external hard drives use different file systems.

  If you want a list of all the files in a folder, open a command prompt. Type this in:

  CD "C:\path\to\folder".

  and press ENTER. Replace path\to\folder with the path of the file in your file that you want to check to make sure this filepath is in quotes!

  Now type:

  dir /s > 'output.txt '.

  and press ENTER. This will tell the guest to make a list of all the files in this folder and in each subfolder, and then store in a text file. This will allow you to view the list and I hope to find the long file names. Once you have found the long file name, go to that file, and then change the name.

  Here is an example of the above commands. Let's say I have a folder named "foo" in the My Documents folder. I first type:

  CD "C:\Users\Entegy\Documents\foo".

  and press ENTER. Now, I want the list of files to be placed on my desk. Then I type:

  dir /s > "C:\Users\Entegy\Desktop\filelist.txt."

  And voila, I have a list of all the content of foo on my desktop files. Just make sure that your path ends with .txt and you'll be fine. And don't forget to put quotes around filepaths!

• How to remove image files i've got duplicates when it says I can't do it because the file is open in another program? What does that mean?

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  • What version of Windows are you using?
  • What were the changes made before the problem occurred?
  
  Follow the steps in this given link and check if that helps.

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  Access the link for more information about the error you receive below:

  Why can't I delete a file or a folder?

  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows7/why-cant-I-delete-a-file-or-folder

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  Access the link below to learn more about Safe Mode:

  Start your computer in Mode safe:

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  2 years ago I had uninstalled a lot of software and there were many many registry entries obsolete - when a search I found that a member of a forum on the Web recommend CCleaner.

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