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Length of MAC File names??
Gary Brittain, Photographer
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Richmond | VA | USA | Posted: 2:59 AM on 04.04.05 |
->> I and all of my clients use PC's. I have a new client that uses Mac's.
My question concerns the length of file names.
Is there a limit to the length???
Thanks for the help!!!
Gary |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Round Rock (Austin) | TX | US | Posted: 8:23 AM on 04.04.05 |
| ->> Are they running the newer OS X or are they still on the old OS 9? |
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Jerome Davis, Photographer
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Rochester | NY | USA | Posted: 8:32 AM on 04.04.05 |
->> It all depends? Do you me a file or a folder?
A folder on the the desktop can have 20 characters. A word document can have 31 characters. I type a jpg file with 50 characters in the name (using Photo Mechanic and Photoshop "save as", but only 39 are visible on the desktop, ie: jerome...1234.jpg . But when you click to rename it all 50 characters show . I'm using OS 10.3.8 I think in OS 9 its even less characters. Hope that helps. |
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Kevin M. Cox, Photographer, Assistant
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Round Rock (Austin) | TX | US | Posted: 8:33 AM on 04.04.05 |
->> Never mind, I might as well just answer it for both... You will need to know which system they are using however.
OS 9 (without modification) can only work with filenames that are 31 characters or shorter.
OS X can work with filenames up to 256 characters.
Windows XP can work with filenames up to 255 characters. |
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