How to Use File Paths Over 260 Characters in Windows 10
Sick of Windows telling you that a file path can only be 260 characters long? Well, in the latest Insider build, you can use some trickery — either in a Group Policy or registry hack — to make it happen. Here’s everything you need to rid yourself of the 260 character shackle and create big paths to your heart’s content! First, you can edit the Group Policy. To do so, enter gpedit.msc into the Windows 10 search box. From there, navigate to the following: Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > NTFS. Double-click on the Enable NTFS long…
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