How Do I Copy Long Filenames in Windows 10?

How do I copy long file names in Windows 10?

Enable long file name support in Windows 10

1. Start the registry editor (regedit.exe)
2. Navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlFileSystem.
3. Double click LongPathsEnabled.
4. Set to 1 and click OK.
5. Reboot.

20 нояб. 2016 г.

How do I copy a file name that is too long?

6 Answers

1. (if the path is too long) First copy the folder to upper levels in windows explorer and then move it to your local computer.
2. (if file names are too long) First try to zip/rar/7z them with an archive application and then copy the archive file to your local computer and then extract the contents.