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seeing path too long error while extracting; i tried to shorten the zip file and copied to C drive and extract; still issue persists; please help ASAP

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2024-10-05T18:25:45+00:00

seeing path too long error while extracting; i tried to shorten the zip file and copied to C drive and extract; still issue persists; please help ASAP

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-05T22:13:58+00:00

    Hi Sharanya, This is Ramesh.

    This happens if the file path exceeds the MAX_PATH limit of 260 characters.

    Maximum Path Length Limitation - Win32 apps | Microsoft Learn:

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32...

    The archive might include items with long file names or contain nested directories.

    As a workaround, please use a third-party tool like 7-Zip to extract the zip file.

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