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Windows 11 long path limit (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/datahoarder@lemmy.ml
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From Youtube and Google.

I see that long path limit can be turn off, but not in File explorer.

Is there a way to enable long path in File Explorer or an open source software to use as a file explorer replacement that is seamless?

I don't care about software incompatibility, I could move some file manually and open in softwares that doesn't support long path.

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[–] [S] 2 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Apparently, there is still nothing, except Linux.

But I am stuck on windows, and my brain can't handle dual boot stuff.

I constantly reach the limit, and I have MCI (memory issues) ans I need long path.

I wish if folders in windows could have like a metadata tags like description and search tags and I could view the description by tool tips

And years ago.

I found a solution BUT it wasn't robust enough.

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  • [–] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    Lots of options on Linux.

    Maybe as a workaround you could add loose files with the rest of the filename and metadata into the folder, if you're only dealing with long folder names?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    What are loose files?

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