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Offline agbob

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Rename photos error
« on: March 17, 2021, 12:49:27 AM »
Hi
Getting error as attached while Renaming photos, only for some images.
Have been able to rename some others.
What could i do to rectify this error.

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Re: Rename photos error
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2021, 09:02:05 AM »
Hi
Getting error as attached while Renaming photos, only for some images.
Have been able to rename some others.
What could i do to rectify this error.

Your filenames are too long for Photo Mechanic 5.  You'll have to make them shorter in Windows Explorer.  PM5 has path/filename length limitations.  PM6 should be able to rename those long filenames.

-Kirk

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Re: Rename photos error
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2021, 04:27:27 AM »
This worked. Many thanks.