UtilVolumeExtendedPathPrefix Field

In Windows system, the maximum length for a path is composed of 260 characters, however, the Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of approximately 32.767 characters.

To specify an extended-length path, you must use the "\\?\" prefix when calling a Windows API function, for example: "\\?\C:\very long path".

Definition

Namespace: DevCase.Core.IO.Devices.Drives
Assembly: DevCase.net48 (in DevCase.net48.dll) Version: 6.0.0.0 (6.0)
XMLNS for XAML: Not mapped to an xmlns.
public const string ExtendedPathPrefix = "\\?\"

Field Value

String

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