max-path – Tarik Billa

Should I deal with files longer than MAX_PATH?

December 27, 2023 by Tarik

It’s not a real problem. NTFS support filenames up to 32K (32,767 wide characters). You need only use correct API and correct syntax of filenames. The base rule is: the filename should start with ‘\\?\’ (see http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(v=VS.85).aspx) like \\?\C:\Temp. The same syntax you can use with UNC: \\?\UNC\Server\share\Path. Important to understand that you can use … Read more

How do I find files with a path length greater than 260 characters in Windows?

January 9, 2023 by Tarik

do a dir /s /b > out.txt and then add a guide at position 260 In powershell cmd /c dir /s /b |? {$_.length -gt 260}