Asset Browser: The path to the asset is too long for cooking

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I’ve been running into this error now with it complaining about a 165 character path limit for asset names.

I’m able to import assets that end up breaking this limit, but when I try to rename them it complains.

I have a fairly deep directory structure in some parts. Is it best if I avoid this? Will I have problems with the imported names later when cooking?

I’d also like to avoid obscure folder names to avoid creating long paths.

Characters/Animations/Human/ThirdPerson

Is a bit more friendly than

Chars/Anim/Hmn/3P

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I have this issue too. The filters and search features are great, but I like to break out my browser directory in friendly paths that stratify the various sections of our game. As the author states, importing things that break the limit is fine, but it gives grief when trying to rename.

Also, I can go to the root directory, create or rename something, then drag-drop move those items deep in the directory and it doesn’t complain either. Is there a way to disable the warning, or perhaps increase the directory name limit?

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Same issue here, i end up with unreadable names for my assets because of that 165 chars limit.

Very interested in the answer.

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Same as above. My folder structure is organised to suit my needs and I would really like to keep it that way.

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Hey there,

I had this problem also, what I ended up doing was to install the engine and game modules to my C:\UE4 directory instead of the user directory which is done by default.

I’m not sure why it was counting characters past the game root directory, but it shouldn’t. I hit my head on this for a bit and just moved everything, no problem since.

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Hi illYay,

I am terribly sorry that this was not addressed sooner. This is a known issue and we are working on it further already in this thread:

Since this is a duplicate issue of the other post, I will close this one for tracking. Please feel free to comment on the other post with any additional information that you may wish to provide.

Thank you for your patience,

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Could you clarify what the actual character limit for a path in the cooking tools is right now? I ran into issues with trying to cook files with 229 characters which is still a bit less than the 260 limit from Windows.