Any tools to delete long named files?
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Can't do that, its on a folder on Netapp, mounted to server, and I have full permission on that folder, its just that windows can't delete due to the long file name, just wondering then why/how does it allow the save such file!
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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!
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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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I assume that you are mounted over SMB and not using the NetApp as a SAN?
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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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@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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@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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...without cancelling the entire job that is.
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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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@Ambarishrh Robocopy is your friend.
cd \ mkdir emptyfolder robocopy c:\emptyfolder c:\long\file\name\path\you\want\to\delete /mirnow everything in the the delete folder will be gone.
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Yes, totally forgot about Robocopy! But I got something in the meantime and works like a charm
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Robocopy should pretty much always be the first place to look for this kind of stuff. So useful.
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You might try some of these on the Mac http://alternativeto.net/software/robocopy/?platform=mac
