cannot copy bikoz filename too long

[sphilip]

im trying to move around 28GB of data into a new HDD on
the win2k server. but i keep getting this annoying
message "filename too long cannot copy"....is there anyway
to work around it without having to rename files because
there are more than 500000 files.

please advice this is urgent.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

How are you trying to do this copy? Have you tried xcopy or robocopy (my
fave, from the resource kit)?

 

[Colon Terminus]

im trying to move around 28GB of data into a new HDD on
the win2k server. but i keep getting this annoying
message "filename too long cannot copy"....is there anyway
to work around it without having to rename files because
there are more than 500000 files.

please advice this is urgent.

You might try using the DOS Subst command to shorten the pathname.