Can't backup projects because of long filename issue

Is there a solution for the file name mangling over 24 characters?
my sampler instrument samples are now:
aVeryLongSampleFileNa#BC85646.aif
instead of
aVeryLongSampleFileName.aif
So if i use the "save as project" function to gather everything into a new folder the newly made project can't find the samples.

I don't think you've had any replies to this because there's only one answer really...
It might be tedious changing a large number of file names but it may serve as a reminder next time - sorry I can't give an answer that you'd like to hear.

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I was working on a project and started creating a scroll panel per the instructions at http://forums.adobe.com/message/2295900#2295900
After creating the scroll panel, I tried running the project and it told me I couldn't run it because of a code error. Looking at the problems panel, I got an error that said "Open quote is expected for attribute "id"." I wanted to work backward to see what was causing the problem and reverted the panel back to artwork and got the same error in the line for my scroll bar, so I reverted that and got it for my track shape, and reverted that (it had reverted to a button earlier, not sure why), and I got the error for my thumb, so I reverted that (a button again), ran the project and got the error for the text I was using as scrolling content, etc....
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I created a new project and went through the same steps that led to my bug; however I wasn't able to recreate the bug. Here is the project anyway, and here are the step i took:
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Can't create projects with loops longer than 1 second

This is weird - In garage band, if I try to drag and drop one of Apple's pre-made loops into a new project and that loop is any longer than one second I will get the following error message:
Result Code = -5000
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I have used GarageBand for years with no problem. I have upgraded to Lion a couple months ago. However, I have also upgraded GarageBand. Currently running version 6.0.4 (427.84).
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Finally called Apple and got it figured out
1. Went to a new user and tried creating a GarageBand song there. That worked so isolated that it was some kind of problem with the user account
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com.apple.garageband.cs
com.apple.garageband.LSSharedFileList.plist
com.apple.garageband.LSSharedFileList.plist.lockfile
com.apple.garageband.plist
com.apple.garageband.plist.lockfile
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com.apple.iApps.plist.lockfile
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I set it up and everything, but my mom wouldn't let me create an apple ID, so, she created one, and when I purchased songs, it went through her account.
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RMAN-00569: =============== ERROR MESSAGE STACK FOLLOWS ===============
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show parameter log_archive_dest
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ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
SQL> show parameter pfile
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
spfile                               string
SQL> create spfile from pfile
2 /
File created.
SQL> show parameter pfile
NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
spfile                               string
SQL> shutdown immediate
Database closed.
Database dismounted.
ORACLE instance shut down.
SQL> startup
ORACLE instance started.
Total System Global Area 171966464 bytes
Fixed Size                   787988 bytes
Variable Size             145488364 bytes
Database Buffers           25165824 bytes
Redo Buffers                 524288 bytes
Database mounted.
Database opened.
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NAME                                 TYPE        VALUE
spfile                               string      C:\ORACLE\PRODUCT\10.1.0\DB_2\
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Use any number of free alternatives to your nearly decade old version of MS Office.
Consider
LibreOffice (donation-supported)
NeoOffice (free)
OpenOffice (free)
In addition to the above I also recommend Apple's Pages ($19.99). I use OpenOffice and Pages and have been completely Microsoft - free for years. Life is better without Microsoft.

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I have one video clip that I have trimmed (by taking a bit from the beginning and a bit from the end). It is almost 2 hours long (1:56 to be exact).
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I have a [rather worrying] problem.
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I am not given an option to skip this file or anything else.
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