Short vs Long Filenames

[dmorse03]

I saved important folders then reformatted and reinstalled Win98_SE. Unbeknowns to me, the SAVE ended up using short (DOS) filenames so when I copied them back all my desktop Icon labels are in short filenames ('Spread~1' instead of 'Spreadsheet Files'). Although they will work this way, it is most annoying. Now what?
Don

[Gnosisless]

Can't you just right-click on the folder icon, select Properties, and then Rename? (Or, click once, and press F2, if you like the keyboard better.)

If you're copying the saved files back from a CDR, you will probably have to uncheck the Read Only attribute in Properties first, and then Rename them.

The same will go for any individual file copied to CD and back. For an entire folder of files, it's easier to use a DOS window to make the changes to the Read Only attribute.

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[dmorse03]

see what happened:
My OS crashed. I thought I would be smart and save the C: disk to the E: disk so I wouldn't loose all my mail and other settings. I must have been half asleep because with the system inoperable, I had to save in DOS. Voila: 8-bit file names. Oh well---
I think I saw somewhere a way to copy files with DOS and preserve the long names. But it is a bit late now.
Don

[Dave357]

To copy while retaining longfile names, use xcopy32 from a DOS prompt within Windows. Done from pure DOS it will still truncate the filenames. The command to clone the HD (copy C: onto D:) would be:

XCOPY32.EXE /c /h /e /k C:\*.* D:

To see the list of switches, type:

XCOPY32.EXE /?

Hope this helps.

Dave