Backup Truncates Long Mac Filenames w/ Trailing Dots or Spaces (104668)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
  • Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
This article was previously published under Q104668

SYMPTOMS

When you back up files created by Macintosh clients that have long filenames with a trailing dot or space, the Windows NT Backup program (NTBACKUP.EXE) truncates the filenames and the file associations are stripped.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. This problem has been corrected in the latest U.S. Service Pack for Windows NT and Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1. For information on obtaining the Service Pack, query on the following word in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SERVPACK

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:3/16/2004
Keywords:KB104668
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