Skip deleting files with too long paths?

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Biff
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Skip deleting files with too long paths?

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When I try to delete 12.000 files this message appaers:

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Is there a way to skip the files with a too long path? So to only delete to the bin the files wich are possible to delete. And after mayby remove the other files permanently?
void
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Re: Skip deleting files with too long paths?

Post by void »

Click OK to skip the file.

You'll have to click OK for each file.



Include the following in your search to find very long filenames:

path:len:>259




Include the following in your search to exclude very long filenames:

path:len:<=259




The next update will allow Shift + OK to skip all very long filenames.

I have put on my TODO list to show this dialog AFTER deleting whatever files Everything can delete normally.

Thanks for the feedback.
Biff
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Re: Skip deleting files with too long paths?

Post by Biff »

Click OK to skip the file.

You'll have to click OK for each file.
Ah, sorry for not mentioning this, yes, I wanted to avoid to maybe have to click a thousand times that message.
Include the following in your search to find very long filenames:

path:len:>259




Include the following in your search to exclude very long filenames:

path:len:<=259
OK, good, many thanks!
The next update will allow Shift + OK to skip all very long filenames.

The next update will allow Shift + OK to skip all very long filenames.

I have put on my TODO list to show this dialog AFTER deleting whatever files Everything can delete normally.
Ah, that's great, thank you very much!
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