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Windows 10 long path support

I would like to request long path support in Windows 10. Currently, long paths don't work with long path prefix \?\ but only using 8.3 names. I would like to request native long path support that don't need a prefix or short name.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#maximum-path-length-limitation

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#short-vs-long-names

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/naming-a-file#enable-long-paths-in-windows-10-version-1607-and-later

This is frequently requested by staxrip users.

https://github.com/staxrip/staxrip/issues/226#issuecomment-687586840

Edited by stax76
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