Enable Long Paths

A Windows host system running the StorCycle application must be configured to use long file paths. Enabling long file paths increases the number of characters allowed in a file and directory path name from 260 characters to 32,767 characters.

Enabling long paths requires both a registry change and group policy change. You may need to consult your IT administrator for assistance making these changes.

Use the instructions in this section to enable long paths.

Press Windows+R on the keyboard. The Run dialog box displays.

Type regedit, and click OK. The Registry Editor window displays.

Using the expanding menu in the left-hand pane, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem.

Figure 9 The Registry Editor window.

Right-click the Filesystem folder and select New>DWORD (32-bit) Value. A new value appears in the right-hand pane of the Registry Editor.

Enter LongPathsEnabled as the value name.

Double-click the New Value. The Edit DWORD (32-bit) Value dialog box displays.

Figure 10 The Edit DWORD dialog box.

For Base, confirm Hexadecimal is selected.

Enter 1 in the Value data dialog box and click OK.

Select File>Exit to close the Registry Editor.

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Press Windows+R on the keyboard. The Run dialog box displays.

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Type gpedit.msc, and click OK. The Local Group Policy Editor window displays.

Figure 11 The Local Group Policy Editor window.

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Using the expanding menu in the left-hand pane, navigate to Computer Configuration>Administrative Templates>System>Filesystem. The right-hand pane refreshes to display the filesystem options.

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Double-Click Enable Win32 long paths. The Enable window displays.

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Select Enabled, then click OK.

Figure 12 The Enable Win32 long paths dialog box.

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Select File>Exit to close the Local Group Policy Editor.

Note:

It may be necessary to reboot the Windows system after enabling long paths.