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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T14:03:41+00:00 2026-06-04T14:03:41+00:00

I try to commit a folder hierarchy into out Mercurial repository, which contains files,

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I try to commit a folder hierarchy into out Mercurial repository, which contains files, whiches absolute path length exceeds 255 characters (Windows max. path length).

For these files I receive an error message saying

The system cannot find the path specified

We use TortoiseHG and an Eclipse plugin for Mercurial, both don’t work.

Has anybody found a solution for this?
(I do not want to change the repository’s location on my HD)

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    2026-06-04T14:03:42+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 2:03 pm

    There exists an extension which is aimed at solving this exact problem. It is: https://www.mercurial-scm.org/wiki/Win32LongFileNamesExtension

    It uses \\?\ style names to transparently handle long files.

    I’m the author, let me know if it works for you.

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