[sync-services-developers] Crazily long filename in ~/Library/Application Support/SyncServices/Local/clientdata

[Michael Lafferty]

On Nov 5, 2005, at 11:25, Martin Redington wrote:

> One of my users is reporting the error message below appearing in  
> their logs.
>
> Basically, the Sync Framework seems to be trying to create a file with
> a crazily long filename in ~/Library/Application
> Support/SyncServices/Local/clientdata
>
> The first filename below is 262 chars.
>
> 2005-11-06 01:31:57.614 MySync[602] exception while performing
> selector
> registerClientWithIdentifier:description:descriptionFilePath: on
> server: NSInvalidArgumentException [NOTE: this exception originated
> in the server.]
> can't create directory /Users/SOMEUSER/Library/Application Support/
> SyncServices/Local/clientdata/
> 0063006f006d002e006d0069006c0064006d0061006e006e0065007200650064006a00 
> 61
> 006e00690074006f0072002e004d007900530079006e0063002e007200650065006300 
> 65
> 004000720065006500630065002d0061006e0064006500720073006f006e0073002d00 
> 70
> 006f0077006500720062006f006f006b002d00670034002d00310035: File name
> too long
> 2005-11-06 01:31:57.618 MySync[602] [syncThread] Controller Uncaught
> Exception: [NOTE: this exception originated in the server.]
> can't create directory /Users/SOMEUSER/Library/Application Support/
> SyncServices/Local/clientdata/
> 0063006f006d002e006d0069006c0064006d0061006e006e0065007200650064006a00 
> 61
> 006e00690074006f0072002e004d007900530079006e0063002e007200650065006300 
> 65
> 004000720065006500630065002d0061006e0064006500720073006f006e0073002d00 
> 70
> 006f0077006500720062006f006f006b002d00670034002d00310035: File name
> too long

An issue resulting in an error nearly identical to this was posted in  
the Apple Discussion forum. This user was using The Missing Sync  
version 5, but I have not yet identified if Mac OS X 10.4.x Server  
was involved, or simply Mac OS X 10.4.3 itself. Inexplicably, he was  
able to eliminate the error by shortening his HotSync name, a change  
he made by using The Missing Sync.



Michael Lafferty
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