File name too long for deletion

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I have a filename that is really long, but vista will not let me delete it.
I have tried several other ways, but they do not work. I also cannot rename
it so that the name is smaller. What should I do?
 
Try this:

- Open an elevated command prompt (right-click, run as administrator)
- Type the following:

del "\\?\PATH_TO_FILE\filename"

Where PATH_TO_FILE is the full path to the file. For example, if the
file was named:

This is a really huge file

And it was located in:

c:\users\me\documents

You would type:

del "\\?\c:\users\me\documents\This is a really huge file"
 
Thank you for trying Jimmy, but unfortunately that didn't work. Command
Prompt gave me a Filename or Extention too long for deletion.
 
Can you post the name of the file? Or, post what folder the file is
in, and how many characters is in the file name?
 
Can you temporarily shorten the file's path, by renaming the parent folders?
For example, from
C:\FancyName1\FancyName2\FancyName3\FancyName4\Thisisareallyhugefile.xxx
To
C:\1\2\3\4\Thisisareallyhugefile.xxx

Is the file movable?
Create a temporary new account, move the file under that account, and then
delete the account.

Or, you could try this utility:
http://www.purgeie.com/delinv/index.htm
 
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