How to Fix the 'Path Too Long' Error on Windows

How to Fix the 'Path Too Long' Error on Windows

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Fix 'Target path too long' error in Windows 10/8/7

Are you getting the “Path too long” error while extracting a ZIP archive on your Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC? You may have exceeded the maximum character limit allowed for your folders and files. We’ll show you how to fix this, as well as other underlying items to resolve your issue.

Some reasons why Windows may display the above error message are that the file name of your ZIP file is too long, the name of your parent folder is too long, there is a problem with your ZIP file itself, and File Explorer is acting strange.

The easiest way to fix the Windows error "Path too long" is to rename your ZIP file. If your ZIP file has a long name, you can get around the above error by shortening its name.

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