![]() The quickest fix for this (especially if you need to simply migrate (move) a lot of folders from one place to another) is to map the folder with a long path to a drive letter. After the job is finished, you can delete the virtual disk using the Subst with the /d option: Subst Z: /d Solution 4. Now you can work with the data on the Z: drive, in which the path to the files won’t exceed the Win32 API path limit. ![]() Thus, you can also shorten the path length: Subst Z: “C:\verylongpathhere……” Use Subst UtilityĪnother option is to associate the problem folder to a virtual disk (in our example, Z:), using the built-in utility Subst. There will be no path length restrictions when you perform file operations against the symbolic link directory. Now you can perform all file operations (move, rename) with the directory to which the symbolic link is assigned (c:\homelink in our case). To create a symbolic link to a folder with a long path, you can use the following command: mklink /d c:\homelink “C:\verylongpathhere……” Create a Symbolic LinkĪnother option is to create a symbolic link to a part of the path, thus shortening the total path length. This workaround is not always applicable. The simplest way is to shorten the name of the parent folders, by reducing the total path length by simply renaming it. Rename Parent Folder to Decrease the Full Path You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path.ĭestination Path Too Long error on Windows 10 21H2 Solution 1. The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder.
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