Thursday 29 April 2021

How to Enable Long Path Support in Windows 10 (1607) and Higher

Since Windows 10 Anniversary Update (1607), it became possible to disable the MAX_PATH limit on the Windows operation system level without using prefix \\?. By default, this feature is disabled.

To enable the built-in support for long paths in Windows 10/Windows Server 2016, use the Regedit.exe editor to set the LongPathsEnabled parameter of REG_DWORD in the registry key HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ControlFileSystem with a value 1.

the file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder

You can change this registry parameter with the following PowerShell command:

Set-ItemProperty -Path HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\ControlFileSystem -Name LongPathsEnabled -Value 1

Or you can enable long path support via Group Policy Editor (Win + R gpedit.msc) Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem. Enable the policy Enable NTFS long paths.

 

Source : https://theitbros.com/destination-path-too-long-error-when-movingcopying-a-file/