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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There 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.
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Just curious regarding this tool "easy fix". Is it open source, or are there any open source libraries similar to it that you are aware of? I am thinking about getting it to work with my managed code. – Nisarg Apr 12 '16 at 13:46
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No, but you could write your own. It wouldn't be too hard to traverse through files and folders and rename them if they have more than 256 characters. – Mike Apr 12 '16 at 13:48
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Just for file name length, yes, it's not too hard. But I was thinking about broad usage for file/folder names, resulting URL length, invalid characters and duplicates. – Nisarg Apr 12 '16 at 14:03
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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.
