More precisely, users can resort to a registry hack to remove the 260 character limit in path lenghts. This feature won’t work for every application, but this could soon be fixed when Microsoft rolls out the Anniversary Update. Microsoft’s explains the process enabling this feature: The removal of the 260 character limit is very useful especially for corporations. When engineers do a site migration, they often can’t copy everything simply because certain paths are too long. There are two ways to enable long character paths in Windows 10: use the Group Policy Editor or edit the registry.
How to enable long paths under the Group Policy Editor:
How to enable long paths using the registry:
If you ever encounter an error message informing you that the folder path contains invalid characters, you can use our step-by-step guide to solve this problem. RELATED STORIES YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT:
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