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Windows 11 long path limit (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by A5623@lemmy.world 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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[–] A5623@lemmy.world [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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[–] flameleaf@lemmy.ml 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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[–] A5623@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

What are loose files?

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[–] flameleaf@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Files in the folder containing the rest of the data. Like cutting the folder name in half and having the rest of it as the filename of a .txt file inside it.

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