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By Wendy Russell, About.com

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Error Message If Folder Name is Too Long

Error message in unpack - Microsoft PowerPoint pack and go

Error message in unpack

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The Pack and Go feature uses technology from the early days of Microsoft Windows when filenames or folders (also known as directories) could only contain 8 characters and no spaces.

In the example shown, I have tried to unpack this presentation into a folder called Unpack which is located inside a folder called Pack and Go. The Pack and Go folder contains spaces in the name and exceeds the 8 character limit of the naming convention. As a result, PowerPoint returns an error message to that effect.

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