Long Path

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Feature of Microsoft Windows
gptkbp:affects gptkb:PowerShell
gptkb:Command_Prompt
gptkb:File_Explorer
gptkb:Win32_API
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Windows_10
gptkb:Windows_11
gptkb:Windows_Server_2016
gptkb:Windows_Server_2019
gptkb:Windows_Server_2022
gptkbp:canBeDisabled Enabling 'LongPathsEnabled' in registry
gptkbp:defaultMaximumPathLength 260 characters (without long path support)
gptkbp:documentation gptkb:Microsoft_Docs
gptkbp:enables File paths longer than 260 characters
gptkbp:enablingMethod Set 'LongPathsEnabled' to 1 in HKLM\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\FileSystem
Enable via Group Policy: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > Enable Win32 long paths
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Long Path
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Windows_10_Version_1607
gptkbp:limitation Some APIs require Unicode versions to support long paths
Not all Windows tools support long paths
Some legacy applications may not support long paths
gptkbp:maximumPathLength 32767 characters (with Unicode APIs)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:NTFS
gptkb:MAX_PATH
gptkb:Windows_file_system
gptkbp:requires Group Policy change
Registry edit
gptkbp:seeAlso gptkb:NTFS
gptkb:MAX_PATH
Windows file system limitations
gptkbp:status Disabled
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Catskill_Park
gptkb:Finger_Lakes_Trail
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5