One of our business owners has reported an issue “SharePoint
reporting these errors when I open an Excel file, you can support me in check
if not missing any site configuration.”
Error #1:
The URL for this file is too long
for the application. A temporary copy of
this file will be opened on your computer.
You must save this copy as a new file. – This
is the most common one where many levels of nested sub folders in a library. If your folder paths start exceeding 120
characters by themselves, it's time to reorganize your content folders.
Error #2:
The specified file or folder name
is too long. The URL path for all files and folders must be 260 characters or
less (and no more than 128 characters for any single file or folder name in the
URL). Please type a shorter file or folder name.
Troubleshoot issues with Windows
SharePoint Services.
Error #3:
The URL for this file is too long
for the application. A temporary copy of
this file will be opened on your computer.
You must save this copy as a new file
I think this is an old (in fact very old) / generic error
message which come while editing the office documents. Let’s try to understand
a little background behind this issue!
What’s the cause
behind this issue?
What the above
article saying?
This behavior occurs if the number of characters in the
URL exceeds the maximum number of characters that is supported for URLs in
SharePoint Server 2007 / 2010, in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, and in Windows
SharePoint Services.
To determine the length of a URL, SharePoint Server 2007,
SharePoint Portal Server 2003, and Windows SharePoint Services convert the
string in the URL to Universal Character Set (UCS) Transformation Format 16
(UTF-16) format, and then count the number of 16-bit characters in the string.
A URL that contains more than 260 characters is not supported.
Additionally, a URL that contains
one or more of the following components is not supported:
1.
A folder name that has
more than 256 UCS-2 characters
2.
A file name that has
more than 128 characters
More details on “Understanding URL and path lengths”, “URL
path and restrictions”, “Resolving URL length problems”:
Resolution:
Make sure that the names of folders and of files do not
exceed the maximum lengths that are supported for URLs in SharePoint Server
2007, in SharePoint Portal Server 2003, and in Windows SharePoint Services.
Workaround:
Reduce the SharePoint URL’s, How to do this? – Here is
the reference:
If you have any queries/questions regarding the above
mentioned information then please let me know. I would be more than happy to
help you as well as resolves your issues, Thank you.
Note:
If you find a different solution,
please report it as a comment to this post. Be sure to double-verify it: undo
your solution and verify that the problem comes back, then redo it and verify
that the problem goes away.
Reference:
Product applies
to:
·
SharePoint 2010
·
SharePoint 2013
