CE, That 260 Char limit has caused me problems not directly with the Legacy media path but with the zipped media backup. When I've copied from desk to laptop som media was mysteriously missing. I had to shorten a lot of subfolders to make them fit into the zip backup. I wasn't aware of the ability to extend path so thanks for that info.
On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 11:07 AM, CE WOOD <[email protected]> wrote: > It's not Legacy that limits the path length. *All* Windows systems limit > the length to 260 characters. > > > Windows 10, however, allows you to change the maximum length: > > > "May 29, 2016 at 13:20 GMT > > The maximum length for a path (file name and its directory route) — also > known as MAX_PATH — has been defined by 260 characters. But with the > latest Windows 10 Insider preview, Microsoft is giving users the ability to > increase the limit. > > The recent most Windows 10 preview is enabling users to change the 260 > characters limit. As mentioned in the description, “Enabling NTFS long > paths will allow manifested win32 applications and Windows Store > applications to access paths beyond the normal 260 char limit per node.” > > If you wish to utilize this feature, however, you will be required to make > some edits to using Group Policy. Follow the steps below: > > 1. Open Group Policy Editor (Press Windows Key and type *gpedit.msc *and > hit* Enter *key*.* > 2. Navigate to the following directory: *Local Computer Policy > > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > > NTFS*. > 3. Click *Enable NTFS long paths* option and enable it." > > > > CE > > >
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