Dec
22
How do I get around long file directory names in DOS using xcopy?
Posted by RockFan under Software
peter b asked:
My source is — G:\MUSIC
My destination is C:\MUSIC
My attempted command line was:
xcopy G:\MUSIC C:\MUSIC /s /e /h
It started to copy fine but then it came across the following file in the following subdirectory
G:\MUSIC\70’s\Janis Joplin 10 Cd Essential Collection
It the said = Unable to create directory.
What xcopy line will copy everything regardless of how long a directory – subdirectory – file name is or regardless what charachters are in it.
Any ideas? thanks
December 24th, 2007 at 7:06 pm
DOS doesn’t have support for long file names.
If you’re using the emulated DOS (via cmd) in Windows, there is limited support if the tool supports it — I don’t think xcopy does.
Your best solution: Write (or download) an xcopy application that does support long file names. Xcopy is about the most simple program in the world so it shouldn’t be hard.