Is it a good idea to disable short filenames on Windows 7 running on a SSD drive?

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By default, NTFS creates an 8.3 filename every time it creates a long filename, which adds a bit of time to the file creation process.

One can disable that using:

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1

Is it a good idea to do it on a Windows 7 machine running on a SSD drive?

surfasb · Answer 1 · 2011-09-16 12:22:03Z

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16 bit apps use 8.3 filenames.

By far the most prominent 16 bit apps are Setup programs. Not a lot of them, but some.

Like any setting, I'd test all your applications just in case. But for the most part, you should be ok.

answered Sep 16 '11 at 12:22

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8.3 can be handy when you are trying to remove a file which somehow came to have invalid characters in its filename. – horatio Sep 16 '11 at 14:13

Much truth in your statement, but beware the Dark Side of the Force! – surfasb Sep 21 '11 at 22:05

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