%PDF-1.4 %âãÏÓ 1 0 obj << /Type /Catalog /Pages 2 0 R >> endobj 2 0 obj << /Type /Pages /Count 3 /Kids [5 0 R 7 0 R 9 0 R] >> endobj 3 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica >> endobj 4 0 obj << /Type /Font /Subtype /Type1 /BaseFont /Helvetica-Bold >> endobj 5 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 6 0 R >> endobj 6 0 obj << /Length 5107 >> stream BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (How to Fix Error 0x80010135: Path Too Long) Tj ET BT /F2 22 Tf 0.06 0.08 0.12 rg 1 0 0 1 46 762.89 Tm (When Extracting ZIP Files) Tj ET BT /F2 11 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 725.89 Tm (TechRounder PDF Edition) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 709.89 Tm (Live article:) Tj ET BT /F1 9.5 Tf 0.36 0.39 0.46 rg 1 0 0 1 46 697.39 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/how-to/how-to-fix-error-0x80010135-path-too-long-when-extracting-zip-files/) Tj ET q 0.82 0.85 0.9 RG 1 w 46 678.89 m 549.28 678.89 l S Q BT /F1 10 Tf 0.24 0.27 0.32 rg 1 0 0 1 46 666.89 Tm (By Vipin PG | Published June 27, 2024 | Updated January 4, 2026 | Format: Guide | 4 min read) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.72 0.14 0.18 rg 1 0 0 1 46 643.89 Tm (Quick answer) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 623.89 Tm (Error 0x80010135, also known as the "Path too long" error, is a common issue encountered by) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 608.89 Tm (Windows users when attempting to extract files from a ZIP archive using the built-in File Explorer) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 593.89 Tm (utility or other extraction tools.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 568.89 Tm (Error 0x80010135, also known as the "Path too long" error, is a common issue encountered by) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 553.89 Tm (Windows users when attempting to extract files from a ZIP archive using the built-in File Explorer) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 538.89 Tm (utility or other extraction tools. This error occurs when the destination path for the extracted files) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 523.89 Tm (exceeds the maximum character limit set by the Windows operating system, which is 260 characters) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 508.89 Tm (by default.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 486.89 Tm (When faced with this error, users are unable to extract the contents of the ZIP file, preventing them) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 471.89 Tm (from accessing or installing software packages contained within the archive. This can be a frustrating) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 456.89 Tm (experience, but fortunately, there are several methods to resolve this issue and successfully extract) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 441.89 Tm (your files.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 413.89 Tm (Causes of Error 0x80010135) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 389.89 Tm (The primary cause of the "Path too long" error is the default limitation of the Windows filesystem,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 374.89 Tm (which imposes a cap of 260 characters for file paths. This limitation is due to the legacy Win32 API) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 359.89 Tm (used by the operating system. Other factors that can contribute to this error include:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 337.89 Tm (1. Lengthy file or folder names within the ZIP archive) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 321.09 Tm (2. Deeply nested folder structures inside the ZIP file) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 304.29 Tm (3. Extracting the ZIP archive to a destination path that already has a long file path) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 281.49 Tm (Solutions to Fix Error 0x80010135) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 251.49 Tm (Method 1: Reduce the ZIP File Name Length) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 227.49 Tm (One of the simplest ways to resolve the "Path too long" error is to shorten the name of the ZIP file) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 212.49 Tm (itself. By default, the extracted folder will have the same name as the ZIP archive, so reducing the file) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 197.49 Tm (name length can help avoid exceeding the character limit. Follow these steps:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 175.49 Tm (1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the directory containing the ZIP archive you want to extract.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 158.69 Tm (2. Right-click on the ZIP file and select "Rename" from the context menu.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 141.89 Tm (3. Enter a shorter file name for the ZIP archive in the text box. Try to keep the archive's name within 5 or) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 128.09 Tm (6 characters if possible.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 111.29 Tm (4. Press Enter to save the changes.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 94.49 Tm (After renaming the ZIP file, attempt to extract its contents again.) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 1 of 3) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/how-to-fix-error-0x80010135-path-too-long-when-extracting-zip-files.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj 7 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 8 0 R >> endobj 8 0 obj << /Length 5794 >> stream BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (Method 2: Extract to the Root Directory) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 765.89 Tm (Another approach to circumvent the "Path too long" error is to extract the ZIP archive to the root) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 750.89 Tm (directory of your drive. This method reduces the overall path length by eliminating subfolders from) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 735.89 Tm (the extraction path. Here's how to do it:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 713.89 Tm (1. Open the ZIP file in File Explorer.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 697.09 Tm (2. Right-click on the ZIP file and select "Extract All" from the context menu.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 680.29 Tm (3. In the "Extract Compressed \(Zipped\) Folders" window, click on the "Browse" button.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 663.49 Tm (4. Select the root directory of your drive \(e.g., C:\) and click "Select Folder.") Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 646.69 Tm (5. Click "Extract" to unzip the archive to the root directory.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 629.89 Tm (Extracting the files to the root directory should resolve the error, as the destination path will be) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 614.89 Tm (significantly shorter.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 586.89 Tm (Method 3: Use a Third-Party Extraction Utility) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 562.89 Tm (If the built-in Windows extraction tool fails to handle the ZIP archive due to the "Path too long" error,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 547.89 Tm (you can try using a third-party extraction utility like 7-Zip. These alternative tools often have better) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 532.89 Tm (support for handling long file paths and various archive formats. Follow these steps to use 7-Zip:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 510.89 Tm (1. Download and install 7-Zip from the official website \( https://www.7-zip.org/ \).) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 494.09 Tm (2. Open 7-Zip and navigate to the directory containing the problematic ZIP archive.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 477.29 Tm (3. Right-click on the ZIP file and select "7-Zip" > "Extract Here" from the context menu.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 460.49 Tm (4. 7-Zip will extract the contents of the ZIP archive to the current directory, bypassing the "Path too long") Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 446.69 Tm (error.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 423.89 Tm (Method 4: Enable Long Path Support in Windows) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 399.89 Tm (For a more permanent solution, you can enable long path support in Windows, which allows file paths) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 384.89 Tm (to exceed the default 260-character limit. This method involves modifying the Windows Registry, so) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 369.89 Tm (proceed with caution and create a backup of your registry before making any changes.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 347.89 Tm (1. Press Win + R to open the Run dialog box.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 331.09 Tm (2. Type "regedit" and press Enter to launch the Registry Editor.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 314.29 Tm (3. Navigate to the following registry key:) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 300.49 Tm (`HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control\\FileSystem`) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 283.69 Tm (4. In the right pane, look for a DWORD value named "LongPathsEnabled." If it doesn't exist, right-click on an) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 269.89 Tm (empty space, select "New" > "DWORD \(32-bit\) Value," and name it "LongPathsEnabled.") Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 253.09 Tm (5. Double-click on the "LongPathsEnabled" value and set its "Value data" to 1.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 236.29 Tm (6. Click "OK" to save the changes and close the Registry Editor.) Tj ET BT /F1 10.5 Tf 0.2 0.23 0.28 rg 1 0 0 1 46 219.49 Tm (7. Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 202.69 Tm (After enabling long path support, you should be able to extract ZIP archives with longer file paths) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 187.69 Tm (without encountering the "Path too long" error.) Tj ET BT /F2 15 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 159.69 Tm (Conclusion) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 135.69 Tm (Error 0x80010135, or the "Path too long" error, can be a hindrance when trying to extract files) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 120.69 Tm (from a ZIP archive on Windows. However, by applying one or more of the methods discussed in this) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 105.69 Tm (article, such as reducing the ZIP file name length, extracting to the root directory, using a third-party) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 90.69 Tm (extraction utility, or enabling long path support in Windows, you can successfully overcome this issue) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 75.69 Tm (and access the contents of your ZIP files.) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 2 of 3) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/how-to-fix-error-0x80010135-path-too-long-when-extracting-zip-files.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj 9 0 obj << /Type /Page /Parent 2 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.28 841.89] /Resources << /Font << /F1 3 0 R /F2 4 0 R >> >> /Contents 10 0 R >> endobj 10 0 obj << /Length 1167 >> stream BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 789.89 Tm (Remember to exercise caution when modifying the Windows Registry and always create a backup) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 774.89 Tm (before making any changes. If you continue to face issues or are unsure about the steps involved, it's) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 759.89 Tm (recommended to seek assistance from a technical support professional. By following these solutions,) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 744.89 Tm (you can bid farewell to the frustrating "Path too long" error and seamlessly extract your ZIP archives) Tj ET BT /F1 11 Tf 0.14 0.16 0.2 rg 1 0 0 1 46 729.89 Tm (on Windows.) Tj ET BT /F2 13 Tf 0.08 0.1 0.14 rg 1 0 0 1 46 701.89 Tm (References) Tj ET BT /F1 10 Tf 0.18 0.2 0.24 rg 1 0 0 1 46 681.89 Tm (1. 7-zip.org - https://www.7-zip.org/) Tj ET q 0.86 0.88 0.92 RG 1 w 46 42 m 549.28 42 l S Q BT /F1 8.4 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 30 Tm (TechRounder | Page 3 of 3) Tj ET BT /F1 7.2 Tf 0.42 0.45 0.5 rg 1 0 0 1 46 19 Tm (https://www.techrounder.com/pdf/blog/how-to-fix-error-0x80010135-path-too-long-when-extracting-zip-files.pdf) Tj ET endstream endobj xref 0 11 0000000000 65535 f 0000000015 00000 n 0000000064 00000 n 0000000133 00000 n 0000000203 00000 n 0000000278 00000 n 0000000420 00000 n 0000005578 00000 n 0000005720 00000 n 0000011565 00000 n 0000011708 00000 n trailer << /Size 11 /Root 1 0 R >> startxref 12927 %%EOF