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By default your NTFS drives creates an 8.

3 (8-character for the name and 3 for the


extension) filename each time a long filename is created.
This feature can be disable, to increase disk speed:

Click on Start, type cmd in the Search Bar> right click "Run as
admininstrator".
Once the commnand prompt is opened type the command below:
fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 1
Where 1 = disable
Restart your PC

To enable this feature back, use the following command:

fsutil behavior set disable8dot3 10


Where 0 = enable

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