Not all my mp3's are copying over. Filename length?

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paulf
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Not all my mp3's are copying over. Filename length?

Post by paulf »

I'm using Home 3.2 loading from my dash on E

I started copying over all my mp3s and some wouldn't copy. I've worked out that there seems to be a filename length limit of 42 characters. Anything with filenames over that and I get an "Invalid file handle" error. This is my first time using Linux, PC or else.

Is this filename length a fixed number or can it be changed?

OK so this is a limit of FATX. Is this changing? Is there a way around it apart from renaming files?
Trevante
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Post by Trevante »

Yes, the fatx file system is limited to 42 characters in a file name. There was someone who managed to get around the 42 character limit, but I don't think it was very simple, it would probably be easier to rename the files. There are quite a few file-renaming programs at Xbox-scene.
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