Generate Assets: Asset path is too long

[ICF München23188292a37a]

Hey, i can´t generate my PS assets since the last update. The reasen in the error.txt show that the "Asset path is too long" - WHY??

I need this option in my workflow!

[Stephen_A_Marsh]

So, how many characters in the path + filename + extension?

[ICF München23188292a37a]

So why is there a limit for the characters in the path? My shortest path is 36 characters long (path + filename + extension). What is the reason behind to limit it?

[ICF München23188292a37a · Accepted solution]

I found out that the error is with Onedrive

[barrya]

I've been having this issue as well, opening a Photoshop document from Google Drive Desktop. It's 227 characters in the path with the filename and extension -- I assume that regardless of if it's on a server or a local drive a long path over a certain amount will cause this. Seems like it could be easily fixed. It'd be LOVELY if it could be fixed, because working from Google Drive remotely has become part of our workflow, and this really throws a monkey wrench into it.

[DW-FP]

I'm still seeing this in 2023. It's puzzling because I have multiple PSD in the same location and some give me the error while others don't. So while it might be an issue with file system depth, there's still some weirdness going on. For the record the output/export asset file names are only 16 characters in my case. I agree that this needs to be resolved as cloud-based directories are integral to many if not most workflows these days. 

Workaround: Use the manual method of right-click asset > Quick Export as [type]

The workaround handles multiple asset selection at once, which is handy and quick. And of course it doesn't bark about the asset path length. 

[barrya]

Good to know there's a quickworkaround. I often setup photoshop documents with many Generate-exportable layers, so it's impractical for me, but good to use in a pinch. I hope Adobe keeps inproving Generate. It often gets stuck, doesn't export certain layers, and/or throws errors until Photoshop is completely restarted.