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Removing Folder using Powershell when it contains Illegal Filenames Created by Mac

I'm trying to remove some folders but there were files created with Mac that the filenames are too long for Windows. Does anyone know how to force a folder delete no matter what is in it.

The file names are literally a sentence.

Below is the message I'm getting on PS.

PS C:\Users\david.mundt> Remove-Item -path "E:\Shared\Client Projects\Adobe" -recurse
Remove-Item : The specified path, file name, or both are too long. The fully qualified file name must be less than 260 characters, and the directory name must be less
than 248 characters.
At line:1 char:1
+ Remove-Item -path "E:\Shared\Client Projects\Client" -recurse
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : WriteError: (E:\Shared\Client Projects\Client:String) [Remove-Item], PathTooLongException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : RemoveItemIOError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.RemoveItemCommand

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Bill Prew

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David Mundt

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Thanks gentlemen. The Path too long tool worked for some of my folders but in the end I used

robocopy c:\empty "d:\folders I cant delete\illegal filenames" /mir

Success...

Bill Prew

Glad you solved your problem.

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Jeremy Weisinger

Glad to help. :)

David Mundt

ASKER

Thanks gentlemen. The Path too long tool worked for some of my folders but in the end I used

robocopy c:\empty "d:\folders I cant delete\illegal filenames" /mir

Success...

helgaros helgaros

try long path tool program,very good