Hi Clayton Tschirhart,
Thanks for your post. Please understand that by default, Windows uses a path length limitation (MAX_PATH) of 256 characters.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx
You can enable the long path behavior by following steps:
- Go to Windows Start and type REGEDIT.
- Choose the Registry Editor.
- In the Registry Editor, navigate to the following location: at__HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem.__
- Select the entry named: LongPathsEnabled.
Note: If the registry key does not exist, the entry can also be added by doing the following:
1. With the FileSystem folder selected, right-click in the empty space of the Name column where the registry keys are located.
2. Select New.
3. Choose the DWORD (32-bit) Value.
4. Right-click the newly added key and choose Rename.
5. Name the key LongPathsEnabled.
6. Press Enter.
- Double-click on the LongPathsEnabled entry to open the key.
- In the Value data field, enter a value of 1. This will enable the long paths option.
Best Regards,
Ian Xue
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