Enabling Long Paths in Windows

Enabling Long Paths in Windows

By default, Windows limits file paths to 260 characters, which can cause issues when working with deeply nested directories or long file names.
In this article we will enable long paths by adjusting a simple Group Policy setting. 

Click Start and type GPEdit.msc  Click Open

 

Inside the Group Policy Editor, navigate to: Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem

Double click on Enable Win32 long paths

 

Change the value to Enabled and click OK

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