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In Windows, if a file name on the Desktop is greater than a set number of characters, the name is truncated and an ellipsis (...) appears.
Is there anyway to always display the full file name?
PaulWaldman
Posted 2012-03-25T15:44:50.260
Reputation: 716
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For Windows XP (later versions covered in this post)
The file names are truncated because the icons only have a certain amount of vertical and horizontal area assigned to them.
You may want to check out a little utility named DeskView:
Deskview.exe changes your desktop icons from “large icons” to “small icons.
For later version of Windows
In later versions of Windows, follow the same guide for Windows XP but the Advanced Appearance exists in either:
Control Panel -> Display -> Change color scheme link -> Advanced
Control Panel -> Personalization -> Window Color and Appearance -> Advanced appearance settings...
When you change the size, you must click on apply, clicking OK will not have any affect (until after PC restarts). Also, you need to change the icon spacing.
It should also be noted that, if your screen is totally full of icons then changing the size may not help!
Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007
Posted 2012-03-25T15:44:50.260
Reputation: 103 763
Made an edit to work with later versions of Windows as well, and updated OP to make it more broad to Windows and not just WinXP – Dave – 2016-06-17T09:54:28.900
@Dave so in short it is not possible. I tried to change the size of my icons (which I would like to avoid), but text stayed the same shortened. – zx8754 – 2016-06-17T10:05:22.847
1See my update @zx8754 – Dave – 2016-06-17T10:19:39.513
@Dave great thank you for your help, I will have to restart then. – zx8754 – 2016-06-17T10:20:50.003
Does this work in Windows 7 as well? – cutrightjm – 2012-03-25T18:43:02.207