Guids, Unique Id's and Hashes

I have used Guid's as a unique identifier in data applications. But in
a recent project, the length of the Guid's string is proving to be too
long. Is there a method for generating a unique string that is less
than the length of a Guid?

If I were to take the hash of a Guid string, what is the likelyhood
that two different Guids would have the same hash?

Can anyone offer any other suggestions?

Thanks

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