Windows 10: Can a Maximum Path Length Limitation deactivation cause problems?

Dear Microsoft Community, I have a question about the path length in Windows. This is 260 characters by default, isn't it? However, now I read that you can disable it. Here is an official article: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry Now I ask myself the question: Can this disabling of the maximum path length lead to errors? For example application errors or the like, or is this deactivation step without any risks?With kind regardsDaniel

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Path length limit

I want to install Python. Should I disable the path length limit? Are there any negatives to doing so?

 

Path length limit

Hello John,

My name is Patricia and I am an Independent Advisor. I am here to help you today.

Disable the path limit length is recommended after Python setup is successful, because if python was installed in a directory with a path length greater than 260 characters, adding it to the path could fail.

So don't worry about that action and proceed to it.

 

Path length limit

Hi JohnRamos2 !

My name is Saylis. I am an Independent Advisor and I would very much like to help you with your problem. We will work together and we will solve it.

In this link the recommendation is to enable the path length limit and give examples of why to do it:

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/51624449/py...

I would appreciate it if you would review it and comment if it solves your problem, otherwise we keep in contact to arrive at the solution.

Kind Regards,



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