Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

This chat forum will appear to guests and bots. IE will appear on search engines etc. If you do not want your appearing publicly then please use the original chat forum.
User avatar
exxos
Site Admin
Site Admin
Posts: 28366
Joined: 16 Aug 2017 23:19
Location: UK

Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

Post by exxos »

I mistakenly renamed a program in Windows on the floppy and I think it created a long file name. Now when I try and copy A: to C:, it picks up I think on the long file name as a invalid file.

This checking Windows does not pick up on it but Is there any other way of easily fixing it without formatting the floppy and copying the original files back ?
peters
Posts: 224
Joined: 25 Feb 2023 20:44

Re: Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

Post by peters »

I used to copy a lot of files from Windows NT and earlier. I don't remember having problems.

Try renaming the floppy file to remove the ~
sety
Posts: 224
Joined: 13 Aug 2018 08:47

Re: Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

Post by sety »

I still get nightmares about it :lol:

NVDI_5.png
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
User avatar
Darklord
Site sponsor
Site sponsor
Posts: 1600
Joined: 20 Sep 2017 13:41
Location: Prestonsburg

Re: Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

Post by Darklord »

Long shot but when I use my SD-card to copy files from Windows10 to my ST's,
it puts those odd files on the SD-card. I can't do anything with them from within
standard TOS but Kobold3 allows me to delete them.

Perhaps Kobold will allow you to rename it?

HTH's.
Welcome To DarkForce! www.darkforce.org "The Fuji Lives.!"
Atari SW/HW based BBS-Telnet:darkforce-bbs.dyndns.org 1040
User avatar
atari030
Posts: 366
Joined: 12 Feb 2018 12:43

Re: Fixing long filenames on floppies ?

Post by atari030 »

I do the same, Darklord. Kobold cures all. Would BIGDOS work?

Return to “CHAT FORUM PUBLIC”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: apple [bot], ClaudeBot, Maximilian and 12 guests