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Andrew Leniart

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You can use LongPath Tool. It worked like charm for me.
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You can use LongPath Tool. It worked like charm for me.

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Long path and file name on Windows 10.<br />
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I have user that can't open an excel file that is sync from Sharepoint to his computer. I believe the issue is because the file path and name together exceeded 260 characters. I shorten the name of the file and it opens. I copy file to path a level &nbsp;up and it works. I don't want to make changes to name/path. I read online that windows 10 support ntfs long path. I followed the instruction and apply the registry/gpedit change but i still can't open the file. Can anyone can provide insight or suggest other solution other than shorten name/path? I tried/failed to open file both on 32bit/64bit excel. thanks
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Long path and file name on Windows 10.

I have user that can't open an excel file that is sync from Sharepoint to his computer. I believe the issue is because the file path and name together exceeded 260 characters. I shorten the name of the file and it opens. I copy file to path a level  up and it works. I don't want to make changes to name/path. I read online that windows 10 support ntfs long path. I followed the instruction and apply the registry/gpedit change but i still can't open the file. Can anyone can provide insight or suggest other solution other than shorten name/path? I tried/failed to open file both on 32bit/64bit excel. thanks

Open files that has Long Path/Name

Windows 10 is a personal computer operating system featuring the "universal application architecture" (UAP); apps can be designed to run across multiple devices with nearly identical code, including PCs, tablets, smartphones, embedded systems, Xbox One, Surface Hub and HoloLens. Windows 10 also includes a virtual desktop system, a window and desktop management feature called Task View, the Microsoft Edge web browser, support for fingerprint and face recognition login, voice-based search (Cortana), new security features for enterprise environments, and DirectX 12 and WDDM 2.0 to improve the operating system's graphics capabilities for games.

Windows 10

Microsoft Sharepoint is a software platform and family of software products used for collaboration and web publishing combined. These capabilities include developing web sites, portals, intranets, content management systems, search engines, wikis, blogs, and other tools for business intelligence and collaboration. SharePoint has a Microsoft Office-like interface, and it is closely integrated with the Office suite.

Microsoft SharePoint

This topic area includes legacy versions of Windows prior to Windows 2000: Windows 3/3.1, Windows 95 and Windows 98, plus any other Windows-related versions including Windows Mobile.

Windows OS

Microsoft Excel topics include formulas, formatting, VBA macros and user-defined functions, and everything else related to the spreadsheet user interface, including error messages.

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office is an integrated suite of applications that includes Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Visio and InfoPath, along with a number of tools to assist in making the individual components work together. Coding within and between the projects is done in Visual Basic for Applications, known as VBA.