Exceeding SharePoint URL Length

Question

This isn't necessarily a problem. We have just deployed SharePoint at my company and I had a question regarding the URL Length and what happens once we exceed the limitations.
1. Once we have reached that URL character limit, do we still have the ability to create sites and sub sites?
2. Will we have the ability to create folders/lists with these sites?

Answer 1

The total length includes the name of the server, the site, the folders, and the document.
"The specified file or folder name is too long. The URL path for all files and folders must be 260 characters or less (and no more than 128 characters for any single file or folder name in the URL). Please type a shorter file or folder name."
So, no. You cannot create folders or lists or upload documents that exceed these limits.
The official numbers are:
folder name - not more than 128 characters  (123? see below)
file name - not more than 128 characters (128? see below)
total path to file - not more than 260 characters
And be aware that space and other special characters typically require three characters each.  Ie.  Test File  is  Test%20File
Built-in limits:
The page used to create folders and has a text box with a limit of 123 characters (go figure!).
The page used to edit properties for files has a text box with a limit of 123 characters, but that makes sense as Office 2007 has four character file extensions, so 123 + a period + 4 = 128.
Mike Smith
TechTrainingNotes.blogspot.com