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The filename or extension is too long

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 8:47 pm
by silverlox
Trying to download a torrent, however the download halts with the error "The filename or extension is too long" followed by the full path of the download.

How do I correct this error?
Windows 10, 32GB Ram and disk space is huge.

Can I edit the torrent file etc?

Any help would be appreciated.

Re: The filename or extension is too long

Posted: Mon Aug 24, 2015 11:47 pm
by Shryp
Usually errors like that on Windows mean that the "total file path name" is too long.

Easiest fix is to save to the root of your drive: example: C:\.

The file path Windows processes is the name of the file being saved + the name of every folder between that file and the root directory.

Example: C:\Computer\Documents\Downloads\My Torrents\Videos\Movies\HD\Youtube\Movie Trailers\Some movie.mkv might be too long.
C:\Some movie.mkv is a lot shorter.

Re: The filename or extension is too long

Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 7:07 pm
by silverlox
Thanks for the answer, I used the "Move storage" option and it worked. Great.