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Source File names are larger than supported by file system

NEW

Likelihood of occurrence: EXTRAORDINARILY RARE

Cause of error: File name is too long

Fix for issue:

FIX

Open an elevated Powershell and run the command: You will need to source out the filepath and file name (plus extension e.g, .pdf etc)

Remove-Item -Path “[FILEPATH TO BAD FILE]” -Force

NOTE

You may have to append \\?\ to the start of the file path.
Example:

ps
Remote-Item -Path "\\?\C:\Shares\public\@Scan\SomeRandomLongDocumentNameThatislongerthanthis" -Force

This should completely delete it and bypass the Recycle bin as well.