Product Limitations

Describes any limitations that currently exist for Aspera transfer server and client products.

  • Path Limit: The maximum number of characters that can be included in any pathname is 512 on Windows and 4096 on Unix-based platforms.
  • Illegal Characters: Avoid the following characters in filenames: / \ " : ' ? > < & * |.
  • Environment Variables: The total size for environment variables depends on your operating system and transfer session. Aspera recommends that each environment variable value should not exceed 4096 characters.