A while back, I created .hash files for all files in a given folder structure for verification purposes. I no longer need them and they are minor annoyance/cause for alarm. I am trying to recursively del them using del /S *.hash but I am running into the "filename is too long" error. There are tons of these files, so I cannot simply rename them.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
I believe this questions has been asked once or twice before. I had a quick search and found this : How to delete a file in Windows with a too long filename?
Have a look and see if this assists you, if not, let me / us know and will see what else can be done....
The simplest and best answer seems to be this one from @hectorpal : Using Robocopy
I may be able to use the shortened name solution by printing to a text file and then modifying that text file to be a series of commands...
– Mattj7 Jan 26 '17 at 01:59
substcommand to link the directory containing the file tob:\\so that the path is compressed to 3 characters and the rest can be used for filename. other than that, using ~ name abbreviation as described in the linked question works pretty well as long as your filename is unique in its first 6 chars. – Frank Thomas Jan 26 '17 at 05:30