Windows 10: Destination Path to Long

Discus and support Destination Path to Long in Windows 10 Gaming to solve the problem; Hi. I'm a musician and I have to keep my files super organized. With lots of subfolders and long descriptive names. I have looked around for a good... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Gaming' started by Gargoyle_934, May 25, 2023.

  1. Destination Path to Long


    Hi. I'm a musician and I have to keep my files super organized. With lots of subfolders and long descriptive names. I have looked around for a good solution or an explanation on how it works for Windows 10 for this topic and have found no info that resolves my problem or that satisfies me. or at all.I have found how much is the largest characters you can place in a file folder what have you, but not when "Destination Path to Long" begins to happen, or how to manage it. Like what are the number of characters allowed in subfolders and how many subfolders you can have with any given account of

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    Gargoyle_934, May 25, 2023
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  2. JayTan08 Win User

    Destination path too long after enable NTFS long path

    Hi my name is Jay, I'm an independent advisor. I'd be happy to help with your issue.

    I understand that Long Paths is already enabled in Local Group Policy, can you also do it in the registry as suggested in this article?

    https://thegeekpage.com/fix-destination-path-to...

    I hope this helps, please feel free to ask questions and keep me on track. I will keep working on this issue until it's resolved, thank you.

    Regards,

    Jay

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    JayTan08, May 25, 2023
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  3. Destination path too long after enable NTFS long path

    I have windows pro 10 education and 1903 version. I enable NFTS long path and update the group policy with this command:

    Code:
    [b]gpupdate /target:computer /force[/b]
    But when I copy-paste folders to an external drive I still get the error [b]
    Destination path too long The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path.[/b]
    Thanks in advance.
     
    StavrosStavridis2, May 25, 2023
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  4. XXtanyaXX Win User

    Destination Path to Long

    "Destination Path Too Long" Error? (?revisted?)

    Trying to COPY a 5.x GB folder from a WINDOWS XP PRO drive to a WINDOWS 10 PC - with more and more "Destination Path Too Long" ERRORS.

    I can’t tell WHERE the culprits are (I.E. Searching is taking A LONG TIME); how much of the copy has succeeded, (The green graph appears for a millisecond) Or any other possibly useful info.. about the attempted copy.

    There are only the 2 options: SKIP or CANCEL (deleting the partially copied contents (trying to) is no easy matter (for the recycle bin - with the path limit).

    I would greatly appreciate UP-TO-DATE measures - I already edited the path key in the registry weeks ago - no help.

    Shortening every path is not an option.

    1. Are there any UP-TO-DATE unbloated <free> utilities people can suggest for this?

    2. Is there a patch yet?

    3. Could someone post a link on mapping the drive - I cannot find or understand it (assuming it will work)?

    Thank you in advance

    P.S.

    SUGGESTIONS to MS:

    A) Include a warning (like the "illegal" filename characters) if path names are exceeding the 200+ character limit.

    B) Provide a way to edit the file / path in the error message windows...
     
    XXtanyaXX, May 25, 2023
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