Dealing with the 260 Character Limit
Tasks to find files over the limit and a fix to extend the limit.
Finding files over the limit
This command will list all files in the specified path that are over the 260-character limit.
Get-ChildItem -literalpath C:\Path\To\Folder -Recurse | Where-Object {$_.FullName.Length -gt 260}Extending the limit
This will allow Windows to go past the 260-character limit
Using Powershell
New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem" `
-Name "LongPathsEnabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD -ForceUsing Group Policy
Open the group policy editor and update the following key
Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem > Enable Win32 long paths