What is the Maximum Character Path Length?

WinProp supports a maximum character path length for Microsoft Windows and Linux.

On the Microsoft Windows platform, WinProp supports a maximum path length of 260 characters where the maximum path consists of a drive letter, colon, backslash, subfolders (separated by backslashes), name and a terminating null character.

For example:
C:\some_folder\name_of_fileNULL
where "NULL" is the invisible terminating null character for the current system codepage. For the above example, the path is 28 characters long.

On the Linux platform, WinProp supports a maximum path length of 400 characters.

If a path length exceeds the maximum path length, the too-long path can be reduced in the following ways:

  • Rename a long file name.
  • Reduce the folder depth by moving the folder.
  • Use UNC pathing in Microsoft Windows.