Any tools to delete long named files?

Ambarishrh

Apparently a rename from MAC works! I can't imagine doing the move and rename each files when i have the long names, have to go through 2.5TB!

scottalanmiller

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

scottalanmiller

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

Ambarishrh

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.

thanksajdotcom

@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.

thanksajdotcom

@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.

thanksajdotcom

...without cancelling the entire job that is.

Ambarishrh

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!

JaredBusch

@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.

Ambarishrh

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

Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier

Reid Cooper

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

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