For compatibility with earlier 16-bit DOS and Windows 3.1 applications, Windows 95/98 created an 8.3 short name that was maintained alongside the long name. That compatibility was dropped in Windows ...

If you can guess the full extension (for instance .ASPX when the 8.3 extension is .ASP), always try the short name with the full extension. Sometimes short names are listed in Google which can be used ...

I recommended everyone to try @bitquark's new tool in Go before trying this old tool: https://github.com/bitquark/shortscan The latest version of scanner for IIS ...

This guideline is designed to assist your unit, not intended to cause you to change your entire way of working. File naming should be tailored to best suit your working methods. Ultimately, what ...

Microsoft keeps a limit of 258 characters for the name of a ‘file or sub-folder path.’ If this limit is exceeded, you might not be delete, move, or rename the sub-folder/file. In such a situation, ...