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    How to fix Can’t Delete Folder, “Destination Path Too Long” Error?

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    by jimvolter ·

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    I’ve seen other similar posts, but none of them provides an actual solution that has worked for this ridiculous problem I’m having. I’m simply trying to delete a folder from my backup drive in Windows 7, but Windows shows the error, “Destination Path Too Long: The file name(s) would be too long for the destination folder. You can shorten the file name and try again, or try a location that has a shorter path.”

    Then, after I “Skip” this item, I get another similar error, but this time it says, “Source Path Too Long: The source file name(s) are larger than is supported by the file system. Try moving to a location which has a shorter path name, or try renaming to shorter name(s) before attempting this operation. ”

    So, I deleted all sub folders and files in an attempt to work around this problem. There is one folder, that is actually completely empty, that refuses to be deleted. I moved this folder to the root of my drive, I even tried renaming it, but it never gets deleted.

    Seriously, I just want to delete this folder. I’ve tried third-party utilities, checked the disk for errors, tried deleting the folder from the command line, and nothing has been able to delete this folder. It seems like a cutting-edge operating system should be able to handle a simple delete operation without so much trouble.

    Appreciate your feedback!

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