Windows 10: How to remove 260 characters limit of the Windows 10 NTFS paths?

Discus and support How to remove 260 characters limit of the Windows 10 NTFS paths? in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I read the article: How to enable paths longer than 260 characters in Windows 10 it suggests two ways: A) 1. Hit the Windows key, type gpedit.msc and... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by postcd, Mar 1, 2020.

  1. postcd Win User

    How to remove 260 characters limit of the Windows 10 NTFS paths?


    I read the article: How to enable paths longer than 260 characters in Windows 10
    it suggests two ways:
    A)
    1. Hit the Windows key, type gpedit.msc and press Enter.
    2. Navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > NTFS.
    3. Double click the Enable NTFS long paths option and enable it.
    B)
    1. Hit the Windows key, type regedit and press Enter.
    2. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Group Policy Objects\ {48981759-12F2-42A6-A048-028B3973495F} Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Policies
    3. Select the LongPathsEnabled key, or create it as a DWORD (32-bit) value if it does not exist.
    4. Set the value to 1 and close the Registry Editor.
    but my Windows 10 Home does not feature gpedit nor i can find "Group Policy Objects" folder in regedit or "LongPathsEnabled" key anywhere in registry. I was able to shorten the filename using external application 7zip File manager, but i want to remove or increase this 260 limit. What are other ways please?
    Update: another tutorial suggests:
    1. Open Registry Editor.
    2. Go to the following Registry key:
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Policies
    If you don't have such a key, then they suggest to create it:
    3. On the right side, create a new 32-bit DWORD value named LongPathsEnabled. Set its value data to 1.
    4. restart Windows
    but in my case neither of thes worked
    Another tutorial says that mentioned entry can be created in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem (i am yet to restart my system to test if this path will work - i doubt).


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    postcd, Mar 1, 2020
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  2. caveljan Win User

    Extend NTFS 260 characters filename path limit

    Hello,

    I am trying to use the Windows 10 feature promoted
    here
    and
    here
    to extend the filename path limit beyond 260 characters (enable long paths in gpedit.msc, add LongPathsEnabled registry in regedit), but even if I follow the instructions to the letter, the limit still won't be removed.

    Has anyone met this behaviour? What can I do to remove the limit?

    I am using Windows 10 Pro, Version 1607.
     
    caveljan, Mar 1, 2020
    #2
  3. Microsoft Removes 260 Characters Path Length Limit in Windows 10 RS


    Microsoft Removes 260 Characters Path Length Limit in Windows 10 Redstone
    New policy integrated into the latest preview build


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  4. yintang Win User

    How to remove 260 characters limit of the Windows 10 NTFS paths?

    Does Windows 10 still have the default file path limit of 260 characters?

    Does Windows 10 still have the default file path limit of 260 characters?
     
    yintang, Mar 1, 2020
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