OverlordQ wrote: > The Unicode versions of several functions permit a maximum path length > of approximately 32,000 characters composed of components up to 255 > characters in length. To specify that kind of path, use the "\\?\" prefix. > > http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx > > Thanks for looking that up. The relevant bits were actually on that page. The question was whether a file length limit was interceding to prevent backups from occurring correctly. I suggested perhaps UTF-16 or Unicode might be causing trouble, if set as the codepage on some system. From MSDN:
"Windows stores the long file names on disk in Unicode, which means that the original long file name is always preserved, even if it contains extended characters, and regardless of the code page that is active during a disk read or write operation. The case of the file name is preserved, but the file system is not case-sensitive." So, it's highly unlikely this is the case, as the long filenames are already stored as Unicode on disk. JH ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ BackupPC-users mailing list BackupPC-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/backuppc-users http://backuppc.sourceforge.net/
