deleting files where the filename is too long

Hi,

How do I delete a file where the filename is too long?

If I try to delete it by highlighting it & pushing the delete button, I get
this error message:

The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system.
Try moving to a location that has a shorter path name or try renaming to a
shorter name(s) before attempting this operation.

If I try deleting in a DOS box (rd /s/q) then I get "Filename is too long."

XP just lets me delete the files. I don't want to have to rename 3000+ files
just to delete them!!

Thanks.

-JB

It's funny that XP lets you delete the files and Vista doesn't, since Both
Vista and XP use NTFS, with a limitation of 255 chars per filename, if I'm
not mistaken... I think the problem might be another, but anyway...

If you just want to delete the files, you can bulk rename your files by
selecting them all, right clicking the first file and renaming it. All other
files will be automatically renamed too. I suppose you can just delete the
files after that...

Hope it helps,
--Malu



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