Windows path and filename character limitations

Robert Leong -

Limits

In Windows there is a /path/name total character limitations of 244 to 260 characters.

 

Scope

This limitation must be taken into consideration for the path and filename scheme used for projects and workflow.

 

References

Info source and references:

http://vlaurie.com/computers2/Articles/filenames.htm

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365247(VS.85).aspx

http://support.code42.com/CrashPlan/Latest/Troubleshooting/Windows_File_Paths_Longer_Than_255_Characters

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