When copy from CD to HDD, some directories in the tree was not created on destination location when they was copied deeper on subdirectories (longer pathname). Also some files lost the file format. MIUSS <miuss[ at ]seznam.cz> 12/16/2008 11:05:34 AM Hello, I'll try to introduce my problem: I've got a CD where is located few directories with more subdirectories and I need to copy all of them to determined directory on a shared folder on server. When the destination I choose is not too much deep (that means to example S:\Share\Projects\Test\), it's successfully proceeded. But when I choose deeper destination (like S: \Share\Projectse\Subdirectory01\.....\...\...\..\..\..\..\.. \..Subdirectory10\) then Total Commander reports me the faults like "Directory was not created", "Do you want to overwrite this file/ directory"(although it couldn't exist before I start to copy) and simmiliar reports.. :-( In addition there's one strange thing, there are some DWG files content. These files lost their formats so they can't be open in AutoCAD. I got experiences with this strange behaviours in last half year sometimes and I really don't know what could be the cause of this:( I use NTFS and I look to its limitations and it seems that there can't be anything wrong in there (I've found NTFS filename 255 characters, pathname cca 32000 chars). The cd file system is CDFS... Could you please advice me what else can be wrong? Thank you very much in advance! Mike.

Re: When copy from CD to HDD (exessively long header truncated) "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can[ at ]fly.com.oz> 12/16/2008 11:32:24 AM "MIUSS" <miuss[ at ]seznam.cz> wrote in message news:14268f02-a2d5-420f-af71-23fe7ed71693[ at ]s37g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello, > > I'll try to introduce my problem: > > I've got a CD where is located few directories with more > subdirectories and I need to copy all of them to determined directory > on a shared folder on server. When the destination I choose is not too > much deep (that means to example S:\Share\Projects\Test\), it's > successfully proceeded. But when I choose deeper destination (like S: > \Share\Projectse\Subdirectory01\.....\...\...\..\..\..\..\.. > \..Subdirectory10\) then Total Commander reports me the faults like > "Directory was not created", "Do you want to overwrite this file/ > directory"(although it couldn't exist before I start to copy) and > simmiliar reports.. :-( In addition there's one strange thing, there > are some DWG files content. These files lost their formats so they > can't be open in AutoCAD. I got experiences with this strange > behaviours in last half year sometimes and I really don't know what > could be the cause of this:( I use NTFS and I look to its limitations > and it seems that there can't be anything wrong in there (I've found > NTFS filename 255 characters, pathname cca 32000 chars). The cd file > system is CDFS... > > Could you please advice me what else can be wrong? > > Thank you very much in advance! > > Mike. You need to limit the total path+file name to about 258 characters (same as the Subject line of your post).

Re: When copy from CD to HDD (exessively long header truncated) MIUSS <miuss[ at ]seznam.cz> 12/16/2008 1:34:50 PM On 16 Pro, 12:32, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....[ at ]fly.com.oz> wrote: [Quoted Text] > "MIUSS" <mi...[ at ]seznam.cz> wrote in message > > news:14268f02-a2d5-420f-af71-23fe7ed71693[ at ]s37g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... > > > > > Hello, > > > I'll try to introduce my problem: > > > I've got a CD where is located few directories with more > > subdirectories and I need to copy all of them to determined directory > > on a shared folder on server. When the destination I choose is not too > > much deep (that means to example S:\Share\Projects\Test\), it's > > successfully proceeded. But when I choose deeper destination (like S: > > \Share\Projectse\Subdirectory01\.....\...\...\..\..\..\..\.. > > \..Subdirectory10\) then Total Commander reports me the faults like > > "Directory was not created", "Do you want to overwrite this file/ > > directory"(although it couldn't exist before I start to copy) and > > simmiliar reports.. :-( In addition there's one strange thing, there > > are some DWG files content. These files lost their formats so they > > can't be open in AutoCAD. I got experiences with this strange > > behaviours in last half year sometimes and I really don't know what > > could be the cause of this:( I use NTFS and I look to its limitations > > and it seems that there can't be anything wrong in there (I've found > > NTFS filename 255 characters, pathname cca 32000 chars). The cd file > > system is CDFS... > > > Could you please advice me what else can be wrong? > > > Thank you very much in advance! > > > Mike. > > You need to limit the total path+file name to about 258 characters (same as > the Subject line of your post). Thank you pegasus, this was my first presumption until I find the limitation details for NTFS on wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems#Limits You can read from the table that filenames on NTFS can have 255 characters and full path name can have "32767 characters with each path component (directoryname or filename) up to 255 characters long". So why do I have to limit full path name to 258 charachters? Did I get something wrong? Or are there some another limitations to example from OS and such? Thank you!

Re: When copy from CD to HDD (exessively long header truncated) "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I.can[ at ]fly.com.oz> 12/16/2008 2:13:37 PM "MIUSS" <miuss[ at ]seznam.cz> wrote in message news:2160001f-552d-4041-b53f-6aa656904cff[ at ]s9g2000prg.googlegroups.com... [Quoted Text] > On 16 Pro, 12:32, "Pegasus \(MVP\)" <I....[ at ]fly.com.oz> wrote: >> "MIUSS" <mi...[ at ]seznam.cz> wrote in message >> >> news:14268f02-a2d5-420f-af71-23fe7ed71693[ at ]s37g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... >> >> >> >> > Hello, >> >> > I'll try to introduce my problem: >> >> > I've got a CD where is located few directories with more >> > subdirectories and I need to copy all of them to determined directory >> > on a shared folder on server. When the destination I choose is not too >> > much deep (that means to example S:\Share\Projects\Test\), it's >> > successfully proceeded. But when I choose deeper destination (like S: >> > \Share\Projectse\Subdirectory01\.....\...\...\..\..\..\..\.. >> > \..Subdirectory10\) then Total Commander reports me the faults like >> > "Directory was not created", "Do you want to overwrite this file/ >> > directory"(although it couldn't exist before I start to copy) and >> > simmiliar reports.. :-( In addition there's one strange thing, there >> > are some DWG files content. These files lost their formats so they >> > can't be open in AutoCAD. I got experiences with this strange >> > behaviours in last half year sometimes and I really don't know what >> > could be the cause of this:( I use NTFS and I look to its limitations >> > and it seems that there can't be anything wrong in there (I've found >> > NTFS filename 255 characters, pathname cca 32000 chars). The cd file >> > system is CDFS... >> >> > Could you please advice me what else can be wrong? >> >> > Thank you very much in advance! >> >> > Mike. >> >> You need to limit the total path+file name to about 258 characters (same >> as >> the Subject line of your post). > > Thank you pegasus, this was my first presumption until I find the > limitation details for NTFS on wikipedia: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_file_systems#Limits > > You can read from the table that filenames on NTFS can have 255 > characters and full path name can have "32767 characters with each > path component (directoryname or filename) up to 255 characters long". > So why do I have to limit full path name to 258 charachters? Did I get > something wrong? Or are there some another limitations to example from > OS and such? > > Thank you! > While it is correct that NTFS supports path+file name lengths of up to 3276 characters, most applications (such as Windows Explorer) don't. Here are a couple that do: ntbackup.exe, robocopy.exe. Until Windows Explorer, your CD burner and most other major applications support the full NTFS path length, you have to put your information into your files, not into the path or file name.