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How to Delete Desktop Icons or Files with TOO long file names - Windows 10 (\\?\)

How to Remove or Delete Desktop Icons or Files with TOO long file names, How to Rename Corrupted Long File Name Shortcuts: (In short, its the "\\?\" that does the trick!) 1. Search for Command Prompt in Windows search box Open Command Prompt (in administrator mode by right clicking) 2. Enter path of file or shortcut to delete: C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› 3. List directory and locate item to delete C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› dir 4. Enter delete command: C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› del "\\?\c:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop\very long file name" Example Delete: (too long URL) below: C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› del "\\?\c:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop\(2) MSNBC on Twitter- Fmr. FBI Dir. Comey I have long since given up trying to explain what Republicans in Congress are thinking and how they reconcile this with anything they used to claim were their principles. https---t.co-YW02Wmrbjn- - Twitter.url" Press ‹Enter› 5. If that doesn't work use the short file name: Use Dir /X to find the short file name or just take the first few letters, then add the *.extension, whatever it is. C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› del "\\?\c:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop\Yahoo*.URL" (Warning if there are multiple files starting with same short name all will be deleted.) That should do it. Note, the deleted item will not show up in the Windows trash but the file or icon will be gone. Note: You can also use the REN command instead of DEL to rename the long file name to something shorter if you want to keep the file. Example: C:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop› ren "\\?\c:\Users\YourUserID\Desktop\Yahoo*.URL" "Test.URL" Another example of REN in a folder on P drive: P:\Trump2025› REN "\\?\P:\Trump2025\2025-03-04 Who is writing*.mp4" "2025-03-04 Test.mp4" ********************************************************* References (Where, How, Why it works): ********************************************************* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2... The Windows API parses input strings for file I/O. Among other things, it translates / to \ as part of converting the name to an NT-style name, or interpreting the . and .. pseudo directories. With few exceptions, the Windows API also limits path names to 260 characters. The documented purpose of the \\?\ prefix is: For file I/O, the "\\?\" prefix to a path string tells the Windows APIs to disable all string parsing and to send the string that follows it straight to the file system. Among other things, this allows using otherwise reserved symbols in path names (such as . or ..). Opting out of any translations, the system no longer has to maintain an internal buffer, and the arbitrary limit of 260 characters can also be lifted (as long as the underlying filesystem supports it). Note, that this is not the purpose of the \\?\ prefix, rather than a corollary (side effect), even if the prefix is primarily used for its corollary. The documented purpose of the \\?\ prefix: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/win...