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selfboil2018-07-12 11:53:13
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selfboil, 2018-07-12 11:53:13

What is the meaning of the \\?\ construct preceding a path in Windows operating systems?

Examples:

md "\\?\C:\PRN"
ECHO QWERT > "\\?\C:\cantTouchThis."

In both cases, file system objects will be created that are not difficult for Explorer to digest.

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SagePtr, 2018-07-12
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On MSDN this is called extended-length path

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