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GrannyGrump · 09-20-2019, 04:02 AM

I am on Windows 7, just tried to install the Portable version (3.48) , and got error message that the Path Length was limited to 59 characters.
So I shortened the path, and was successful.

This path failed, with 62 characters:
C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxxxx\Documents\__PDQ\UTILS\Calib re Portable

This path succeeded, with 55 characters
C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxxxx\Documents\__PDQ\Calibre Portable

BUT -- this limit is surely in error, isn't it? I thought the limit used to be 260 characters in older versions of Windows, and had increased to many thousands by now.

Any clue what might have happened here?
I've never had this happen before, and would like to avoid in future.

Thanks for any input!

09-20-2019, 04:02 AM	#1
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,221 Karma: 35037583 Join Date: May 2011 Location: PA {back in the usa!} Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Portable Installation -- Path Length Limit 59 chars I am on Windows 7, just tried to install the Portable version (3.48) , and got error message that the Path Length was limited to 59 characters. So I shortened the path, and was successful. This path failed, with 62 characters: C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxxxx\Documents\__PDQ\UTILS\Calib re Portable This path succeeded, with 55 characters C:\Users\xxxxx.xxxxxxx\Documents\__PDQ\Calibre Portable BUT -- this limit is surely in error, isn't it? I thought the limit used to be 260 characters in older versions of Windows, and had increased to many thousands by now. Any clue what might have happened here? I've never had this happen before, and would like to avoid in future. Thanks for any input!