I transfered my file serve files to the sharepoint 2013 database but now I am facing issues with file name length limit which is 256 characters.
Is there any workaround to increase this Character limit for the files and folders?
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Sign up to join this communityThere is no way to get around the limitation, but there is a tool that Microsoft gives you to shorten files and folders, and if it can't, will rename the file/folder to something like "Invalid". https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2933738
Alternatively, you can write a PowerShell script to rename any file/folder to a lesser limit, possibly by cutting off/deleting the characters that goes over the 256 character limit.
The total URL length limit is 256 characters - SharePoint won't allow you to upload a file or folder if the total URL length exceeds that.
Note: There is no workaround to increase this Character limit for the files and folders.