Removes a windows gift... the too deep file system with java nio

DeleteLongFilePathOnWindows.java

package testapps.uncategorised;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.logging.Level;
import java.util.logging.Logger;

public class DeleteLongFilePathOnWindows {

    String toRemove;

    DeleteLongFilePathOnWindows(String rootDirToRemove) {
        toRemove = rootDirToRemove;
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
        for (String arg : args) {
            new DeleteLongFilePathOnWindows(arg).rmRec();

        }
    }

    private void rmRec() throws IOException {
        try {
            rmRec(toRemove);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            Logger.getGlobal().log(Level.SEVERE, "err", ex);
            throw ex;
        }

    }

    private void rmRec(String dir) throws IOException {

        File f = new File(dir);

        if (f.isDirectory()) {
            for (String s : f.list()) {
                if (!"..".equals(s) && !".".equals(s)) {
                    try {
                        rmRec(f.getCanonicalPath() + File.separator + s);
                    } catch (Exception iox) {
                        Logger.getGlobal().log(Level.SEVERE, "could not delete", iox);
                        throw iox;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        java.nio.file.Files.delete(f.toPath());

    }
}

registry.md

Registry options

HKLM

IE 9

• Disable script debugger settings

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main ...

• Enabling history or delete cache buttons

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Policies\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Control Panel