Windows 10: can not backup long files named with random numbers and letters

Discus and support can not backup long files named with random numbers and letters in Windows 10 Network and Sharing to solve the problem; why does my backup exclude the long files made up of random numbers and letters? What are they? I did not create them.... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Network and Sharing' started by ARLENE JOHNSTON, Jun 3, 2020.

  1. ARLENE JOHNSTON
    ARLENE JOHNSTON Win User

    can not backup long files named with random numbers and letters


    why does my backup exclude the long files made up of random numbers and letters? What are they?

    I did not create them.

    :)
     
    ARLENE JOHNSTON, Jun 3, 2020
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  2. JEFFGOMER
    JeffGomer Win User

    Identifying file names too long to backup

    Thanks, I'll give it a try

    I also googled on line "file names too long to backup" and found a free program that allows you to identify a file name length and it will show you specific file names that are too long. I haven't tried it yet.

    Jeff
     
    JeffGomer, Jun 3, 2020
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  3. MCCOADY
    mccoady Win User
    Outlook Email Random Letters & Numbers

    I put Office 365 on my mother's computer under my 365 Home license. She's using outlook.com as her email and Outlook as her email client on her computer. Outlook wasn't syncing her email I think due to Microsoft switching to Exchange and deleting the account and starting over was supposed to be the fix.

    Anyway I deleted her account but didn't pay attention to the warning I needed to back something up... maybe not smart. I created a new profile entering her name Pat C and email I'll call L: [email protected].

    Her new profile syncs plus sends and receives email just fine... but something's weird going on. Inside of Outlook it lists her email address as gobbledygook it's something like outlook.37ej39.07d.outlook.com instead of L: [email protected]. I've already deleted the profile but I believe the profile itself listed it as L: [email protected] but if you looked at the Properties of the account it listed it as outlook.37ej39.07d.outlook.com. The gobbledygook numbers & letters aren't exactly as they were listed but you get the picture.

    I tried creating new Profiles plus doing an Office Repair but I always get the same random number & letters for her email. Nor do I ever see this gobbledygook during the setup process... only after it's finished.

    Anyway to fix her email when using Outlook... her email is fine outside of Outlook?
     
    mccoady, Jun 3, 2020
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  4. JEFFGOMER
    JeffGomer Win User

    can not backup long files named with random numbers and letters

    Identifying file names too long to backup

    Is there a method to identify which specific file names are too long to backup?

    I am on windows 10, trying to get a clean backup before completing the Oct 2018 update, and see a message that the backup failed because some file names are longer that 256 characters.

    I see questions regarding this that go back 15 years, hopefully the problem has been solved/answered.

    Thanks,

    Jeff
     
    JeffGomer, Jun 3, 2020
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