02-12-2013, 06:40 AM | #1 |
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Long path issue when opening library in Win8
I created my books' library in Ubuntu 12.10. I switched to Win 8 recently however.
I thus copied my whole library folder to my new machine. I then switched to this library in my uptodate Calibre. Many books don't open ("No file available") and when I right-click and "Go to folder", I see two folders: one with the metadata and the cover. And one with the ebook. However, I cannot open that file, because I just get an "File path too long"-error. I guess the file length limitation within Windows is the problem. But how to solve it? I may open the library in a Ubuntu VM, but how to get the filenames shorter permanently? Find attached two example screenshots: |
02-12-2013, 06:48 AM | #2 |
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shorten the titles, move to windows and lengthen them again.
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02-12-2013, 07:23 AM | #3 |
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Ok, does it mean I have to shorten them in Ubuntu manually? Isn't there any way to get this done automatically, i.e. plugin or search mechanism. I don't even know which of my books are affected. I just get the problem when trying to open.
Ain't there a possibility to prevent that problem when entering the data? |
02-12-2013, 07:26 AM | #4 |
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What path are you using for your library in Windows? You might just need to move the library to a new location to get a shorter path name.
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02-12-2013, 08:39 AM | #5 |
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Well, I zipped it in Ubuntu and extracted to top-level, i.e. C:\PDF\ - still, it holds too long filenames.
I may find them manually and rename them, but I wonder how to prevent further problems. |
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02-12-2013, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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Did you 'clean up' the library before you migrated it with the Check Library features ? BR |
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02-12-2013, 11:42 PM | #8 | |
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He needs to go back to the original plalform. Find the books in calibre with long titles and shorten them. Then move the library to Windows 8 at which point he can go ahead and change the titles back to what they were before. |
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02-13-2013, 04:43 AM | #9 |
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Ok, as my library was not too big, I searched for potential problems manually. I opened the two folders, renamed the file that was too long with 7 Zips file manager (what a nice tool for that problem!) and imported the shorter files again.
Problem solved, but when importing my papers and getting metadata automatically again, I will be a lot more sensitive concerning length of title... Thanks everyone! |
02-13-2013, 06:56 AM | #10 |
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Is this a case where differences beween different platforms becomes visible?
On Windows, does Calibre automatically create shorter names for folders and files in the library? And use longer names on Linux? |
02-13-2013, 07:35 AM | #11 |
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