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commit add2c629cc10dfa4e8a62bd330ce83b3346430b1
parent 1fc74a3f93fe76eed9194ab08110198bcb296b49
Author: Dan Stillman <dstillman@zotero.org>
Date:   Mon, 21 Sep 2009 22:20:30 +0000

Clarify Windows path-too-long error message


Diffstat:
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chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/storage.js
 | 
5
++++-

1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/storage.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/storage.js
@@ -778,7 +778,10 @@ Zotero.Sync.Storage = new function () {
 				// Require 40 available characters in path -- this is arbitrary,
 				// but otherwise filenames are going to end up being cut off
 				if (newLength < 40) {
-					throw ("Storage directory path is too long in " + funcName);
+					var msg = "Due to a Windows path length limitation, your Zotero data directory "
+							+ "is too deep in the filesystem for syncing to work reliably. "
+							+ "Please relocate your Zotero data to a higher directory.";
+					throw (msg);
 				}
 				
 				// Shorten file if it's too long -- we don't relink it, but this should