Allow use of long paths - #3960
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When calling Windows native API to determine if an item exists, ensure the path is prepended with "\\?\" to allow for long paths.
| internal static extern int GetFileAttributes(string lpFileName); | ||
| private static string EnsureLongPathPrefix(string path) | ||
| { | ||
| if (!path.StartsWith(@"\\?\", StringComparison.Ordinal)) |
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Can we skip adding the prefix when the path is short?
Always adding the prefix will create a lot of garbage I think.
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When calling Windows native API to determine if an item exists, ensure the path is prepended with "\\?\" when the path is a long path. Fixes PowerShell#3891
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Fixes #3891
When calling Windows native API to determine if an item exists, ensure the path is prepended with
\\?\to allow for paths > 260 characters.