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IT’S GEEK TO ME: Getting around Windows’ destination path limits
Summary by The Odessa Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Jeff Werner , as published by Odessa American (oaoa.com)
· August 9, 2026
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A reader in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, encountered an issue with Windows after downloading declassified documents from the White House website. The documents were made available by President Trump following a speech on election integrity. The reader received an error message stating that the destination path was too long when trying to open one of the downloaded files.
Despite attempting to rename the file, Windows would not allow it. com.
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Category: government ·
Published: August 9, 2026 ·
Source: Odessa American (oaoa.com) ·
Reading time: 1 min
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