# Crew Memory is broken **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** crewai\ **Created:** [October 16, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841 "2024-10-16T19:57:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![albert\_pinto](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.crewai.com/albert_pinto/32/589_2.png) [@albert\_pinto](https://community.crewai.com/u/albert_pinto)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/1 "2024-10-16T19:57:33Z")
**This line of code memory =True breaks.** @crew def crew(self) → Crew: “”“Creates the CollegeEssayVersion2 crew”“” return Crew( agents=[self.essay\_generator()], tasks=self.tasks process=Process.hierarchical, manager\_agent=self.critic\_reviewer(), **memory=True,** verbose=True, ) ``` | File "", line 225, in makedirs | OSError: [Errno 36] File name too long: "/home/albert/.local/share/college_essay_version2/short_term/You_are_an_experienced_college_application_essay_writer. __Your_task_is_to_craft_a_400-word_essay_with_an_original_story_for_the_{program}_application,__ using_only_the_information_provided_in_{file_content}. __Incorporate_creativity,_sincerity,_and_logic_into_the_essay,_and_feel_free_to_include_the_person_{student}_as_a_central_figure_in_the_narrative.__ The_essay_should_have_a_clear_heading_(featuring_{student}'s_name)_and_a_well-rounded_conclusion._You_will_use_four_Personal_Insight_Questions_(PIQs)_from_the_{college}_that_you_deem_most_relevant_to_the_essay_using_the_{file_content}." ``` ---
**Author:** ![thais.costa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/db5fbb/32.png) [@thais.costa](https://community.crewai.com/u/thais.costa)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:01pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/2 "2025-01-15T20:01:47Z")
Hello, I am having the same issue. Did you solve this? Thanks in advance ---
**Author:** ![Brandon\_Hancock](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.crewai.com/brandon_hancock/32/2051_2.png) [@Brandon\_Hancock](https://community.crewai.com/u/Brandon_Hancock)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2025, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/3 "2025-01-15T20:44:50Z")
Hey @albert_pinto! Which version of CrewAI are you using? We introduced a fix for this issue in early December. ---
**Author:** ![kenpachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kenpachi](https://community.crewai.com/u/kenpachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:14am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/4 "2025-04-14T08:14:36Z")
Hello, any news about this issue ? ---
**Author:** ![maxmoura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.crewai.com/maxmoura/32/4206_2.png) [@maxmoura](https://community.crewai.com/u/maxmoura)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/5 "2025-04-14T08:19:20Z")
Hey @kenpachi! Could you give us a bit more context about the issue you’re running into with Memory? ---
**Author:** ![kenpachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kenpachi](https://community.crewai.com/u/kenpachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 8:27am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/6 "2025-04-14T08:27:35Z")
Yes, I wanted to add short term memory in my crew so i did all the config as explained in the doc but when I run it, I get this error : FileNotFoundError: [WinError 206] The filename or extension is too long. because it concat all the agent roles to make the file name. So my file name is too long. this is my config : short\_term\_memory=ShortTermMemory( storage=RAGStorage( embedder\_config=EMBEDDER\_CONFIG, type=“short\_term”, path=“src/csc\_flow\_analyzer/data/”, ) ), ---
**Author:** ![kenpachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kenpachi](https://community.crewai.com/u/kenpachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 9:01am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/7 "2025-04-14T09:01:28Z")
I saw that i could edit regedit by enabling long path but i’m working on a professional project and i don’t have admin rights. So if you find any solution it would be great ---
**Author:** ![maxmoura](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.crewai.com/maxmoura/32/4206_2.png) [@maxmoura](https://community.crewai.com/u/maxmoura)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 11:06am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/8 "2025-04-14T11:06:01Z")
> [@kenpachi](#): > > FileNotFoundError: [WinError 206] The filename or extension is too long As a temporary and local workaround, try adjusting the `MAX_FILE_NAME_LENGTH` value in `crewai/utilities/constants.py` within your CrewAI installation. Set it to a value that works for your operating system (but don’t make it too small). ---
**Author:** ![kenpachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kenpachi](https://community.crewai.com/u/kenpachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 11:19am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/9 "2025-04-14T11:19:04Z")
I tried but still the same error. does it matter if it’s a flow instead of a simple crew ? this is the more complete log error os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self._db\_file), exist\_ok=True) File “\< frozen os \>”, line 225, in makedirs FileNotFoundError: [WinError 206] The filename or extension is too long: 'agent\_role\_1\_agent\_role\_2_…’ ---
**Author:** ![kenpachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/87869e/32.png) [@kenpachi](https://community.crewai.com/u/kenpachi)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2025, 11:34am UTC](https://community.crewai.com/t/crew-memory-is-broken/841/10 "2025-04-14T11:34:54Z")
I think I found something but by adding EntityMemory it worked. in my crew config I only had this : ``` short_term_memory=ShortTermMemory( storage=RAGStorage( embedder_config=EMBEDDER_CONFIG, type="short_term", path="src/csc_flow_analyzer/crews/analyzing_crew/", ) ), ``` but by adding this : ``` entity_memory = EntityMemory( storage=RAGStorage( embedder_config=EMBEDDER_CONFIG, type="short_term", path="src/csc_flow_analyzer/crews/analyzing_crew/" ) ), ``` my error gone. Probably because RAGStorage uses EntityMemory with Short Memory idk.