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woodwardjohn
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2 months ago

Upload error: file name too long

I'm trying to upload files but am randomly getting error message saying "the filename for file "x" is too long". It seems to be random, with some file names uploading fine that are actually longer th...
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woodwardjohn
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Using MacOS

 

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Walter
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2 months ago

Thanks for clarifying that for us woodwardjohn 

 

Could you also send us a screenshot of the exact error you're getting so that we can have a visual too? 

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