How do I transfer files from Windows 95/NT machine to my Amiga without losing the long filenames?

This has become a problem since Windows 95 was released. PCs now have long filenames but the Amiga was never able to take advantage of the fact due to CrossDos being restricted to 8.3 names. You could network the Amiga to the PC using PC2Amiga, which will preserve long file names. If you want to copy long filenames over disk there are a number of options:

1. Use WinZip or a similar compression program to pack all the files into one big file (with the filenames intact) and then use Unzip on the Amiga to unpack the file.
2. Get a copy of Win95Copy, a Shell program that will copy the filenames across. However, this restricts PC Win 95 disk reading to the CLI rather than through the GUI.
3. Upgrade to the latest version of CrossDos (currently v7). This will allow PC hard drives to be mounted almost effortlessly as well provide long filenames that can be accessed from the Workbench just like an Amiga disk.

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