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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 28 for Windows => Topic started by: AndreaT on January 30, 2022, 01:54:52 am

Title: How to know which are the "Skipped xx files (filename too long)" ?
Post by: AndreaT on January 30, 2022, 01:54:52 am

Hello,
I made fresh install of MC28 few days ago and then run Auto-Import of my full library spanning 4 HDDs.

Almost all went fine except "Skipped 241 files (filename too long)": something so was reported in the small bottom left "import" panel.
Well, OK, I am ready to manually rename those files (directories I suppose), but how can know which are? Where is the log reporting those exceptions?
Or, in other way, how can I query MC28 to know which are these 241 files?

Regards, Andrea

Title: Re: How to know which are the "Skipped xx files (filename too long)" ?
Post by: zybex on January 30, 2022, 08:01:38 am

Since the files are not imported you can't find them using MC. They're probably logged in MC's debug log, but it would be a chore to collect them all.
Instead, you can use a Windows command to find them. Open a Powershell window and run this command, replacing C:\MyMusic with your actual Music folder:

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cmd /c dir C:\MyMusic /s /b |? {$_.length -gt 259}
Let it run, it will only print the long paths.

Title: Re: How to know which are the "Skipped xx files (filename too long)" ?
Post by: zybex on January 30, 2022, 08:04:50 am

Alternatively, there are also free tools available:
https://www.ghacks.net/2020/10/26/find-out-if-windows-file-paths-exceed-the-256-character-limit/

download: https://github.com/deadlydog/PathLengthChecker/releases

Title: Re: How to know which are the "Skipped xx files (filename too long)" ?
Post by: AndreaT on January 30, 2022, 02:41:15 pm

Thank you so much!
Regards, Andrea