Maximum Path length exceeded alternatives

Recuva
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I'm recovering an external usb hard drdive that inadventertly was "quick formatted". There is approximately 1 t of data needed reocvery.

When Recuva finishes I get the message when tagging all the files that the "maximum path length exceeded".

I need this data (pic, documents, files) so are there alternatives to change the file names, over-ride the maximum path length, or are you telling me I need to go to a recovery service. Tell me it aint so

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What is the destination for the recovered files ?

You are more likely to hit the "maximum path length exceeded" problem when restoring to a long path, e.g.

X:\My First Recovery attempt to a folder with a name that describes what I am thinking and doing\

Much better to use

X:\

or

X:\Y\

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I've moved this topic to the recuva forum

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I'm adding my 2 cents here. I tried that solution and it doesn't help. Recovering to C:\R\ doesn't work. Not even for just a file that lives in the root folder of the HDD I'm recovering.

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I'm adding my 2 cents here. I tried that solution and it doesn't help. Recovering to C:\R\ doesn't work. Not even for just a file that lives in the root folder of the HDD I'm recovering.

Obviously that solution worked for Whoops because he did not need to return for further information.

That is my reasonable assumption which could be wrong - but is doing no one harm.

You have an unreasonable assumption that your situation is identical to that of Whoops,

and that assumption would harm anyone who takes notice of you and fails to attempt a solution that would help them.

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I actually found the solution: downgrading to 1.40 works fine. Hence I suppose something has been broken after that release.

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Thanks for the feedback.

Sounds like it was broken at version 1.41, issued 11th October 2011.

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I'm closing this thread so we don't have two threads going on the same subject at the same time. Continue here http://forum.pirifor...topic=37713&hl=