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Just backed up using xcopy32 and it copied all the files over the 8 chars long with the ever so annoying ~1. I really dont have a problem with this, but i have about 5 gigs of mp3z that look like this. Is there any program that will change it??? Or am I stuck?
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Getting rid of "~" in filenames
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CrazyKillerMan 
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Posted 01 April 2001 - 12:28 AM
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Posted 01 April 2001 - 01:41 AM
heh.....sorry....I backed up one HD with the other, but the first need to be formatted. Using xcopy after format to transfer from d: to c:...this is what happened.
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Posted 01 April 2001 - 01:49 AM
ah, so you used Xcopy from a version of DOS earlier than 7.0? and since earlier than 7 long filenames were not supported your files were cut to their 8 character alias. Hmmmmm.
If you still had the original I would recommend copying from that in Windows. If you don't have your original you are either going to have to rename each file back one-by-one or IIRC there is a prog that will look at your MP3's and name them but I highly doubt it.
If you still had the original I would recommend copying from that in Windows. If you don't have your original you are either going to have to rename each file back one-by-one or IIRC there is a prog that will look at your MP3's and name them but I highly doubt it.
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Posted 01 April 2001 - 02:10 AM
ok ... i though this was the case.....i totally forgot about that when backing up
*stupid stupid
just thought there was somrthing out there
thanx DOSfreak
*stupid stupid
just thought there was somrthing out there
thanx DOSfreak
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