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How to delete a directory which contains filename more than 255 characters
Create a new empty folder, e.g. c:\empty
Then copy that empty folder onto the folder which contains the long filenames which you're trying to delete, e.g. c:\myannoyingfolder. Do this like so in the command prompt:
robocopy /MIR c:\empty c:\myannoyingfolder
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