I wouldn't risk it.
there is nothing worst than
waking up one day to find
a pop citing "folder not found"
therefore, I would use
abbreviated names for the
folders and files
then build an index either
in word or excel with their
lengthy descriptions
then assign hyperlinks to
each entry in your index
that will open up the files.
for example:
on the disk create a
folder called something like
A1
then your subfolders under
A1 should be called like
A1a, A1b, etc..
then for the index in word
or excel create a multi level
or bulleted list like the index
below. :
A1 - The Beginning of Time
* A1a - The beginnings of Apes
** A1b - The age of Ape-men
*** A1c - the age of Ape-geeks
then make each line above
into hyperlinks that targets
the abbreviated files on the
disk.
the hyperlinks when clicked
will then open those files.
also the index you create in
word or excel can be as
descriptive or scholarly
as you need it to be.
lastly be sure to make copies
of the folder and files onto
a rewritable cd or dvd.
then you can use the microsoft
sync toy to sync the folders
between the disk and media.
again, nothing is fool proof
and nothing worst than seeing
a pop up citing
"files are not found"
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"patti" <patti@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:B77E389B-D16F-4F15-A408-01CF55CD7AC4@microsoft.com...
> I am dealing with sub-folder with sub-folder on down. The folders i want to
> use can be 10 or eleven levels down. nd many have long names.
>
> Can this cause any problems? I have had issues with excel and deep-down
> sub-folders.
>
> thank you.
