UtilVolumeExtendedUncPathPrefix 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.

The extended-length path prefix is defined in the ExtendedPathPrefix property, read the property description for further details about its usage.

The extended-length path prefix can also be used with paths constructed according to the universal naming convention (UNC). To specify such a path using UNC, you must use the "\\?\UNC\" prefix, for example: "\\?\UNC\server\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 ExtendedUncPathPrefix = "\\?\UNC\"

Field Value

String

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