xbliss Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Defraggler Selected Folder Defrag aborts - Manually Discovered it happens when folder path name is very long, but can defrag files inside folder Interesting bug. I get issues with some of these folders with long Paths, but I can right click and Defrag the files inside. Is this a bug / limitation or has been fixed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xbliss Posted June 29, 2017 Author Share Posted June 29, 2017 E.g. When I right click and select this Folder/ Path or its Parent path - REHAB the Defrag aborts. But doing the same for FILES within this folder works. I thought it was a Disk/ CHKDKS issue but its not from testing that. Only happens for longer paths, not shorter ones. C:\FFFFFFFFF\XXXXXXXX\YYYYYYY\REHAB\Defeat Chronic Pain Now! - Groundbreaking Strategies for Eliminating the Pain of Arthritis, Back and Neck Conditions, Migraines, Diabetic Neuropathy, and Chronic Illness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators mta Posted June 29, 2017 Moderators Share Posted June 29, 2017 a lot of programs have the 256 character limitation when dealing with long folder and file names. my backup software suffers from this short-coming. usually the solution is to use the UNC standard (\\?\) when typing the whole path name but obviously this is not possible in a 'closed' program like DF. Backup now & backup often.It's your digital life - protect it with a backup.Three things are certain; Birth, Death and loss of data. You control the last. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted June 30, 2017 Moderators Share Posted June 30, 2017 I'd rename the folder to a shorter length, since it won't just be Defraggler that has issues with such a long path/file name but is a Windows limitation itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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