How to see 8dot3 naming files

To see the 8dot3 notation type in command prompt:

dir /x /aH

If you have a directory consisted out of 2 or more words and the first word has more than 6 characters the 8dot3 notation will be consisted of the first 6 characters followed by ~1 (tilde1), if not see the examples below.

Here are a couple of directory examples:

• Application Data → Applic~1
• Documents and Settings → Docume~1
• Local Settings → Locals~1
• Program Files → Progra~1

If there are more directories that have the same first word in naming, the 8dot3 notations will increment.

The source from which I found out the naming for Local Settings is http://forums.audiworld.com/showthread.php?t=912239