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    Any tools to delete long named files?

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller
      last edited by

      Oh that's a BIG deal. That means that this is not Windows nor NTFS but NetApp and WAFL. That changes things a bit.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller
        last edited by

        I assume that you are mounted over SMB and not using the NetApp as a SAN?

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        • AmbarishrhA
          Ambarishrh
          last edited by

          Over SMB, yes. Its painful to move on windows and when things go wrong, manage using MAC to rename and then copy. Reason I am using windows is, I have teracopy which handles file copy much better than default file copy tool in windows.

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          • thanksajdotcomT
            thanksajdotcom @Ambarishrh
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            @Ambarishrh said:

            Over SMB, yes. Its painful to move on windows and when things go wrong, manage using MAC to rename and then copy. Reason I am using windows is, I have teracopy which handles file copy much better than default file copy tool in windows.

            Amen to that.

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            • thanksajdotcomT
              thanksajdotcom @Ambarishrh
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              @Ambarishrh said:

              Over SMB, yes. Its painful to move on windows and when things go wrong, manage using MAC to rename and then copy. Reason I am using windows is, I have teracopy which handles file copy much better than default file copy tool in windows.

              The TeraCopy Pro is actually a good value. You can use it for an individual user on as many workstations as you want. For $20 for life. Also, it allows you to remove files from the queue, which was the most important Pro feature to me.

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              • thanksajdotcomT
                thanksajdotcom @thanksajdotcom
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                ...without cancelling the entire job that is.

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                • AmbarishrhA
                  Ambarishrh
                  last edited by

                  Would be great if this is available for MAC, atleast I don't need to switch back and forth. Luckily files are copying now, praying not to have such issues on the transfer!

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                  • JaredBuschJ
                    JaredBusch @Ambarishrh
                    last edited by

                    @Ambarishrh Robocopy is your friend.

                    cd \
                    mkdir emptyfolder
                    robocopy c:\emptyfolder c:\long\file\name\path\you\want\to\delete /mir
                    

                    now everything in the the delete folder will be gone.

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                    • AmbarishrhA
                      Ambarishrh
                      last edited by Ambarishrh

                      Yes, totally forgot about Robocopy! But I got something in the meantime and works like a charm 🙂

                      Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier

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                      • Reid CooperR
                        Reid Cooper
                        last edited by

                        Robocopy should pretty much always be the first place to look for this kind of stuff. So useful.

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                        • ?
                          A Former User
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                          You might try some of these on the Mac http://alternativeto.net/software/robocopy/?platform=mac

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