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I've downloaded and tried version 15.40.0100 to assist me to remove a folder and directory structure with an enormous name created by Robocopy but unfortunately XYPlorer also fails to delete it.

Configuration > Controls and More > Miscellaneous > Support overlong filenames

Is that checked?

Message of XY when you try to delete that folder?

Thanks for your response 'highend'

Yes the 'Support overlong filenames' box is checked and the message back when I try to delete the folder is:

"The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system. Try moving to a location which has a shorter path name or try renaming to shorter name(s) before attempting this operation."

Thanks again

Alan

Mh, the message that I get is a different one (but it's not an error message) and deleting overlong paths / files isn't a problem on my system...

One way how you can (probably) solve it:
- Navigate to the file / folder you can't delete in XY
- Enter this in the address bar and hit enter afterwards: - Copy everything from the textbox including the quotes to the clipboard
- Open a command prompt
Use: subst <a free drive letter on your system:>
and paste the clipboard content behind it (one space between the double colon and your first quotation mark)
E.g.: subst F: "C:\Programs\<many other subfolders or whatever your structure looks like>"
- Hit enter
- Navigate to the new drive letter inside XY
- Navigate to the folder / file you want to delete and do it
- When you're done, goto back to the command prompt and delete the subst via:
subst <the drive letter you've used a few moments ago:> /D
E.g.: subst F: /D

The whole thing could be scripted if you're using the pro version and [x] Remember permanent variables is checked