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Why does the command "dir /x" in "Shared Folders" not show the 8dot3-Name. When I use this command for the virtual harddisk c: it works.
The problem is when I use a DOS-Tool, i can't access to files in "Shared Folders" with long filename.
Are there any solutions?

Yep, I try running dir /x on a \\vboxsvr\sharedfolder from Guest Additions Shared Folders and get no 8.3 names. The space is there for them, but they're not printed.

I try the same command on a real shared folder and I do get the 8.3 names

This is probably because Guest Additions Shared Folders are not real shared folders, but a system just for copying files into and out of the guest if one does not or cannot set up a network to the guest. GASF do not have all the capabilities of real shared folders made through a network.

The solution would be to set up a real network and use real shared folders not through the Guest Additions.

scottgus1 wrote: This is probably because Guest Additions Shared Folders are not real shared folders.

A network share is not a virtual disk, it's just a callable API along the same lines as FTP. The API is filesystem independant, so I would not expect the foibles of each connected PCs filesystem to be reflected in the API.