Hi Jens try renaming that file manually. You better move the good ones first out of that directory. Start --> run --> cmd ren <first letter of bad named file>???????.* <goodname>.*
that should solve the problem. greetings Markus >>I have dumped RAW files in my portable hard drive. Can anyyone >>direct me to >>some soft ware that might help, please? >>I can't open the parent file hasw a funny name (not real letters) - my >>computer tells me it's portected agains writing! >>Jens >> >>
