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Anonymous
2023-03-11T21:56:07+00:00

I downloaded a big file and I need to extract it, but some paths are too long.
I worry that if I rename the file stuff won't work as intended, also there are a lot of long files so I don't really know what to do.

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-03-12T11:13:07+00:00

    Sorry to hear that. Try using 7-zip decompression utility instead.

    https://www.7-zip.org/download.html

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    Same results?

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  2. Anonymous
    2023-03-12T10:01:00+00:00

    It didn't work

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-11T22:33:36+00:00

    Hi there! My name is, Zadee. I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft user like you. Sorry to hear about your experience. I'll try my best to help you today.

    You can modify a registry key to allow the device to names long paths.

    1. Press Windows + R
    2. Type regedit <Enter>
    3. Navigate to:

    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem

    1. Look for "LongPathsEnabled"
    2. Double-click it and change the value to 1
    3. Restart computer

    Did that help?

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