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Multi Commander => Support and Feedback => Topic started by: srage on April 13, 2016, 14:23:49

Title: find files and folders that are too long
Post by: srage on April 13, 2016, 14:23:49

I need to search a hard drive and identify all files and folders that contains more than 255 characters. How can that be accomplished using Multi Commander?

I searched the forums and came up empty. Ultimately I'd like to be able to define the max number of characters it should find (anything greater than X).

Why do I need this? I have an old hard drive with a lot of nested folders which exceed 255 characters and I cannot burn them to a CD. I'd like to identify them all and then rename each one.

thanks
SR

Title: Re: find files and folders that are too long
Post by: Mathias (Author) on April 13, 2016, 14:33:51

There is a 'Path Length'  file property, You can enable this as a column and you get a column with the path lenght of every file you list.
So you can browse around and see when you think 255+.

With file search, you can create a rule based on the file property.
 in the advanced dialog you can create searches based on Extended Properties,
Add a rule for "Path Length" > 255 

Title: Re: find files and folders that are too long
Post by: srage on April 13, 2016, 17:54:01

ok that worked.

Any chance the search can be saved? Seems that i'd have to define this each time i want to search for those files.

thanks!
SR

Title: Re: find files and folders that are too long
Post by: Mathias (Author) on April 13, 2016, 18:48:47

Yes, You have Load/Save there