Good question!
So, how many characters can there be in a Mac file name?
The short answer is 255 including file extension.
But! Not all hard drive and media formats or applications can handle so many characters in a file name.
255 characters gives you a lot of file name real estate for some pretty descriptive file names. That’s handy if you’re keeping your files to yourself or within a small team. But if you plan on sharing your files with the outside world - keep the character maximum to 31…since you never know what system or software others may be using to access your files.
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