File Name Checker - Open Source Tool for HyperBackup Encrypted Backups

I’ve developed an open-source program for Windows designed to help you identify and avoid file name character limit issues when using Synology NAS Hyper Backup with encrypted files on external devices :eyes:

If you’re using eCryptFS, you’ll know (after extensive research :roll_eyes:) that file names are capped at 143 characters, which is just great… This can cause backup failures with frustratingly vague errors.

We encountered this issue ourselves while backing up our few TB 1 mil + files.

This tool was born out of necessity, and I wanted to share it with the community, maybe it helps someone.

You can check out the program here: GitHub Repository

While there are terminal commands to check file limits, I find the GUI much more user-friendly. If you’re curious, here’s a command that might work in Windows CMD:
find ./volume1 -maxdepth 30 | grep -P '\/[^\/]{143,}[^\/]'

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Hi, I have not looked into the tool you developed but it seems pretty cool. Thanks for sharing this with us. Much appreciated.

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