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What happens when synchronizing files with long file names with short file names?

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What happens when synchronizing files with long file names with short file names?

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If you are synchronizing files with long file names, then you must use Maxell Data Compression Software for Windows 95. However, if all files being synchronized have the DOS standard 8.3 file format, then they can be synchronized using either Maxell Data Compression Software for Windows 3.1 or Maxell Data Compression Software for Windows 95. It is recommended use of DOS’s standard 8.3 file format on all PCs so long as you are using a mix of PCs running Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. This is because the long file name information is not recognized by standard 8.3 file systems, and during normal file operations the long file names may be destroyed. When all of your PCs are running Windows 95 or NT, then long file names can be used. Caution: Files with long file names that have been compressed and stored on a removable disk using Maxell Data Compression Software for Windows 95 cannot be synchronized by Maxell Data Compression Software for Windows 3.1. You must use Maxell Data Compression Sof

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