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Error Message: An Error Occurred Copying the Selected Items from the FTP Server

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Symptoms

When you copy a folder from an FTP server to your local hard disk, you may receive the following error message:
An error occurred copying the selected items from the FTP server

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Cause

The folder that you are attempting to copy has a path that exceeds 250 characters. Or, the folder that you are attempting to copy contains subfolders and the full path to one or more of the subfolders exceeds 250 characters.

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Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

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Properties

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This article was written about products for which Microsoft no longer offers support. Therefore, this article is offered "as is" and will no longer be updated.

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Keywords: KB257046, kbprb, kberrmsg

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Article Info
Article ID : 257046
Revision : 3
Created on : 1/27/2007
Published on : 1/27/2007
Exists online : False
Views : 272