Does anyone know when (or if!) Microsoft plans to support long (e.g. 32k char.) path names in Windows and OneDrive?
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hrlngrv
Premium Member07 May, 2017 - 8:35 pm
<p>Not the clearest of documentation, but https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247.aspx does mention '<strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tip</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Starting in Windows 10, version 1607, </span><strong style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MAX_PATH</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> limitations have been removed from common Win32 file and directory functions. However, you must opt-in to the new behavior.'</span></p>
<blockquote><a href="#114025"><em>In reply to hrlngrv:</em></a> I have tried this. But it does not address the fact (I think!) that File Explorer, and thus the OneDrive folder that I access via File Explorer, still do not support long path lengths. So even if you follow the steps you've indicated, I think you still end up with a Windows 10 PC that is effectively limited to file/folder path lengths of about 260 characters. </blockquote><p><br></p>