Everyday Tech · Oct 10, 2026
Windows has had a fix for “file name too long” for 10 years and still makes you turn it on
A 261-character folder showed me where long-path support stops.
"File name too long" is one of the Windows errors that has wasted a lot of my time. There's a Windows setting that allows compatible applications to work with paths longer than the traditional 260-character limit. However, it's off by default and the error message doesn't point you directly to it.