As I understand it, the limitation of 255 characters in a file path is a Windows limitation. What is the reasoning for this? If so, has this been resolved in Windows 7?
In our continuous integration practices, we often have deeply nested project structures and it would be extremely useful to be able to go beyond 255 characters. Right now we are somewhat forced to structure our projects in such a way as to not hit this artificial ceiling.
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See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx
This explains that Unicode versions of Windows APIs have higher limits, and how to enable that.
You can get around that limit by using subst if you need to.
From Windows 10 version 1607, the limitation has been removed by setting a registry key
Workarounds are not solutions, therefore the answer is "No".
Still looking for workarounds, here are possible solutions: http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Troubleshooting/Windows_File_Paths_Longer_Than_255_Characters
@Cort3z: if the problem is still present, this hotfix: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2891362 should solve it (from win7 sp1 to 8.1)
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