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dghobrial
New member | Level 1
11 months ago

I get this error "too long path name" and I can't copy paste my files to an external hard drive.

I’m aiming to create a backup of all my files from Dropbox to an external hard drive. I used the copy-paste method to transfer all the files, but while some files were copied, not all of them were, a...
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AnnaLepos
New member | Level 2
15 days ago

The “too long path name” error happens when Windows can’t handle deeply nested folders or long filenames. For backing up all your files to an external drive without hitting this issue, you might want to try LongPathTool . It can copy, move, and manage files with long paths easily, helping you complete a full backup without errors.

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