Fix Destination Path Too Long Windows OS

 

Getting an error while copying/moving/deleting files or folders  "Destination Path Too Long"

Fix Destination Path Too Long without any third party tool/software

Trust me you don't required any other tool to do so....

 

Here is the solution : Pick your solution from below three cases 👀

Case 1 : Copying Long Path Folder and its sub folders/files 👇

Folder Source Location :  D:\Test folder

Folder Destination Location : G:\New Folder

You can use below 2 cases command from Powershell or CMD with an administrator privilege's

Robocopy /E <source> <destination>  

/E : will copy all empty folders

or 

Robocopy /S <source> <destination>  

/S  : don't copy empty folders

Here is our command as per test case

Robocopy /E "D:\Test folder" "G:\New Folder"

or 

Robocopy /S "D:\Test folder" "G:\New Folder"

Case 2 : Moving Long Path Folder and its sub folders/files 👇

Robocopy "D:\Test folder" "G:\New Folder" *.* /E /MOVE

or 

Robocopy "D:\Test folder" "G:\New Folder" *.* /S /MOVE

Case 3 : Getting an error while deleting the folder  👇

Create an empty folder in any name

Empty Folder Name : E:\test1

Long Path Folder : G:\Sourcecode

Command will be below (change the folder name as per you)

Robocopy.exe "E:\test1" "G:\Sourcecode" /purge

Note : Purge command will be executed in Powershell only

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Posted By : Kamlesh Gaur