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unable to delete files in 2000

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by perkinsd

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I restored data from tape and now am unable to delete the entire folder... It is like 70GB of data. I have reset permissions and taken over ownership. I get errors like "file name is too long" and "file not found" during the deletion process. Server is running 2000 SP1.

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by ravimonga

This usually happens when you map a drive to a share and then drill down deeper than 255 chracters using a 3rd party backup software.

Microsoft recommends you to use SUBST to create a virtual drive map inside the share. In other words, try to reduce the level of folders and then delete the files.

For more info see Q180410 at www.microsoft.com

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