Filename changes

[KennyRohan]

I have begun using a CD for backing up certain files. When I burn the files, the filename appears properly. However, when I open the CD on my MAC, the filenames have been changed and are always six characters long. What's going on here? Thank you.

 

[garebo]

This is not the exact scientific explanation but windows and mac each have different file naming systems and different other systems, in fact they are very different. When you burn a cd in windows, it is encoded with and for windows. When you put the cd in a mac, mac os does its thing and you come up with what you are seeing.
I dont know if there is any way around that problem or not.


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