Post by: cmiz87 on July 18, 2009, 12:42:00 PM
meaning that you can have a file extension longer that 3 characters as long as the total file length including that extension does not exceed 42 characters.
I've created a program to rename files for you called Xbox File Renamer. It requires .NET Framework 3.5
Post by: Grendal on December 10, 2003, 08:41:00 PM
Post by: oz_paulb on December 10, 2003, 08:46:00 PM
| QUOTE (MrBrain @ Dec 11 2003, 06:07 AM) |
| I noticed this when I copied subtitles to the xbox, that files with names longer than 42 character couldn't be uploaded :blink: Is it the xbox ftp-server that can't hadle them or what is it? When I start corresponding movies from the smb-share the work just fine (with xbmp). Is there any workaround? I could ofcourse shorten the file-names, but 42char is sometimes to short and I already have some movies on CD and I can't rename them :) |
The 42-char limit is in the Xbox FATX filesystem (filesystem of Xbox hard drive). See: http://xbox-linux.so...cs/fatxfat.html
If you see longer filenames via a share, it's because the other system supports longer filenames, and because apps like xbmp have been written to support longer filenames than what the Xbox native filesystem supports (when viewing non-Xbox filesystems). Apps like xbmp will still have 42-char limits when viewing files on the Xbox FATX filesystem.
- Paulb
Post by: MrBrain on December 10, 2003, 09:09:00 PM
Post by: MrBrain on December 10, 2003, 09:20:00 PM
Post by: heinrich on December 11, 2003, 08:52:00 AM
| QUOTE (MrBrain @ Dec 11 2003, 01:20 AM) |
| One thing hit me, is it then possible to format drive F to e.g. FAT32 and keep the subtitles there (because I couldn't get the xbmp to use my smb-share for the subtitles)? |
The F drive is formatted as FATX32, you cant just format it with another filesystem.