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AkilAhmed-7583e
Community Member
3 years ago

SInce last update trying to save a new project but cant use more than 6 characters.

A weird one but new issue since the most recent update. If I try to save a new project when I click Save As if the file name is longer than 6 characters it doesnt allow me to save. Pressing enter does nothing clicking save does nothing until I shorten it 6 characters then it accepts and lets me press enter. 

Any Ideas why its doing this?

  • SteveGannon's avatar
    SteveGannon
    Community Member

    Are you trying to save your file in a folder that's within a folder that's within another folder and so on? There is a limit of about 250 characters for the full folder path, including the filename (but not the file extension). 

  • Hello Akil,

    Looks like Steve's on top of your inquiry!

    Just to add more details regarding this, you might be encountering a limitation of the Windows environment, and not of Storyline 360. 

    Microsoft Windows has a MAX_PATH limit of ~256 characters. If the length of the path and filename combined exceed ~256 characters you will be able to see the path/files via the Windows Explorer, but may not be able to delete/move/rename these paths/files.

    Try saving your project file to your Desktop or My Documents folder to see if this helps!