Guys, does the 256 character limit still exist on Windows 10?
I love organizing my folders and sub-folders and sub-sub-folders and organizing everything deeply, and I always had the 256 character limit as a major pain in the ass, forcing me to shorten folder names and stuff and waste time.
Does that limitation still exist in Windows 10?
Thanks
Last edited by Brink; 21 Aug 2020 at 10:34. Reason: updated link
Thanks man. I'll check it out when my new lap top arrives in a day or two. I can't wait :)
You are very welcome!
But... it's not at all a complete solution.
Insider Members - CU update has it fixed long file names - Windows 10 Forums
- See #10 for example.
There's a tutorial about this:
Enable or Disable Win32 Long Paths in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
- but see the exceptions mentioned in the discussion following.
So here I am trying to deal with this.
I tried this tutorial, however, when I get here:
"In the Local Group Policy Editor, in the left-hand pane, drill down to Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem. On the right, find the “Enable win32 long paths” item and double-click it."
The Filesystem doesn't exist for me. I don't have it. So I can't complete the tutorial.
If you like, you can use Option 2 below from our tutorial here to do it for you. Be sure to read the info at the top of the tutorial though. :)
Enable or Disable Win32 Long Paths in Windows 10 Customization Tutorials
Let me ask you something, it will save me time from doing this, and you would know the answer.If you like, you can use Option 2 below from our tutorial here to do it for you. Be sure to read the info at the top of the tutorial though. :)
Basically the only reason I want this is because I love to organize things in folders, sub-folders, and more sub-folders and sub-folders, and then some.
So will this fix allow me to create a folder in a folder in a folder etc etc etc and cross the 256 char limit?
Okay, I tried it. Doesn't work.
I'll try a restart and see if it works then.
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