Enable long paths on Windows 11 or Windows 10 and Git

enable-win-git-long-paths.md

Enable Long Paths on Windows

Instructions for Windows 11 and Windows 10

Windows 11

Method 1: Registry Editor (Most Reliable)

1. Press Win + R, type regedit, and press Enter
2. Navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem
3. Find LongPathsEnabled (create it if missing as DWORD)
4. Set value to 1
5. Restart your computer

Method 2: PowerShell (Administrative) Run PowerShell as Administrator:

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" -Name "LongPathsEnabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -Force

Method 3: Group Policy (Pro/Enterprise)

1. Press Win + R, type gpedit.msc, and press Enter
2. Navigate to: Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem
3. Open Enable Win32 long paths
4. Set to Enabled

Note: Developer Mode in Windows 11 Settings does not enable long paths - this is a common misconception.

Windows 10

Windows 10 Home: Use the Registry method above

Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise: Use either Registry or Group Policy method

Configure Git

After enabling system-wide long paths, configure Git:

System-wide (affects all users):

git config --system core.longpaths true

Per user (optional):

git config --global core.longpaths true

Per repository (current repo only):

git config core.longpaths true

Important Notes

• Restart required: Changes take effect after reboot
• Application support: File Explorer still doesn't fully support long paths - mainly benefits command-line tools and compatible applications
• Path limit: Maximum supported path length is approximately 32,767 characters
• Compatibility: Some older applications may still have issues with long paths

Tested same on Windows 11 Pro 22H2 and it works. Thanks.

Hi,

I am trying to clone the repository from Bitbucket to the VS Code using Git cloning and I am getting failures (Red) on few folders particularly on Portal Folders. Thought it might be because of Long Paths so I have tried above suggestion but still it didn't work and I am using Windows 11 Pro. Could you able to suggest any resolutions for this issue? Thanks

the git client you're using must also turn long filenames on. try this:

git config --global core.longpaths true

Thank you so much for your quick response @naikrovek . I tried running that command yesterday but still no luck. I have tried running using Git CMD and also Git Bash. Can you able to provide some instruction steps how to turn long file names I will try just in case...Many thanks in advance.

Google can help with that: https://www.howtogeek.com/266621/how-to-make-windows-10-accept-file-paths-over-260-characters/

@naikrovek , Thank you again...I am very new to all these so I am still learning. I will go through the link that you have provided and see if I can able to resolve my problem.

thank you so much mr. leo

Thanks!

thanks so much!

Enhanced with updated data.