File Not Found when I try to open something.

[PwnyHipster]

Ever since that last update some files now do an error with "file not found" when I try to open it. What is happening?

[jkm]

Probably some files were moved/renamed/deleted outside of XnViewMP, or the path they were on (external drive or NAS) is not available or has changed.

You can either find them and put them back, or...

Try Tools->Settings:Catalog->Synchronize Folders and the missing files will no longer appear in the application

[PwnyHipster]

Probably some files were moved/renamed/deleted outside of XnViewMP, or the path they were on (external drive or NAS) is not available or has changed.

You can either find them and put them back, or...

Try Tools->Settings:Catalog->Synchronize Folders and the missing files will no longer appear in the application

No I mean when I open up an image in a folder it doesn't open it. I moved the folder to a different spot and it now opens some images.

[xnview]

No I mean when I open up an image in a folder it doesn't open it. I moved the folder to a different spot and it now opens some images.

long path name?

[PwnyHipster]

No I mean when I open up an image in a folder it doesn't open it. I moved the folder to a different spot and it now opens some images.

long path name?

Seems so but it wasn't a problem until now.

[xnview]

Seems so but it wasn't a problem until now.

you had not this problem in 1.10.3?

[PwnyHipster]

Seems so but it wasn't a problem until now.

you had not this problem in 1.10.3?

Was that the update before the latest one? Yeah I didn't have this problem then, only after the current update installed.

[xnview]

Was that the update before the latest one? Yeah I didn't have this problem then, only after the current update installed.

could you send me that the full filename used in PM?

[CreativeWorld]

I have the same issue. It's definitely an issue with long path names. It probably has been introduces with 1.10.3 as I had this issue there as well. I think I had the latest 1.9.X before where it still worked. It looks like XnView is not long path aware anymore.

I have other, even self written software that still work fine with long path names.

[CreativeWorld]

I tried to open the same file in CMD using the same syntax as XnView registers in the registry:

"C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" "%1"

It works when I put the full long path as-is:

"C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" "C:\...long path...\file.png"

But when the special long path prefix is being used the error occurs:

"C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" "\\?\C:\...long path...\file.png"

On opening through Windows Explorer it automatically adds the \\?\ prefix to the path parameter.
The issue might be, how this was handled before. In case of my environment I didn't install any updates that would change default Framework/Windows behaviors.

[xnview]

But when the special long path prefix is being used the error occurs:

"C:\Program Files\XnViewMP\xnviewmp.exe" "\\?\C:\...long path...\file.png"

Right Thanks I can reproduce .

[xnview]

This problem is supposed to be fixed in XnView MP 1.11.1. Please check and confirm the bug fix here.