file name too long to delete, help !

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file name too long to delete, help !

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I have problem of delete files that hve long file name (above 256 ?)
I can copy, move them without any problem.

OS: Windows XP sp3
TC version: 9.51 32 bit
I can get away by: shorten the path by moving to root directory, then delete them.
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Re: file name too long to delete, help !

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Deleting files with such long paths will work only when bypassing recycle bin (Shift+Del). That's just how Windows works; it doesn't support paths longer than 259 characters (and single filenames longer 255 characters).

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