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Todd_Morgan
Todd_Morgan
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September 15, 2021
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  • September 15, 2021
  • 12 replies
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How do I solve this??

 

"After Effects error: The file path to this PDF document exceeds 260 characters and cannot be used. Move the file to a location with a shorter path."

 

I am unable to do this move as these are source files from client...

    Correct answer Todd_Morgan

    I ended up finding it was two .ai files that were so far into the folder chain that the filename was over 260 characters... so as soon as I moved them up a folder all good. AE didn't make it easy to troubleshoot nor to let me know which files were the culprit...

    12 replies

    annalopezz
    annalopezz
    Participant
    January 31, 2026

    I recommend using LongPathTool to resolve this error.

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    Celestial_Walrus2487
    Participant
    May 28, 2025

    if you want to solved long path problem them try long path tool

     

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    ryangray
    Participant
    October 13, 2024

    if you are having trouble with long path file error please tryout long path tool , I assure you can get rid from this type of errors

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    Vesper38179790zfkq
    Participant
    June 21, 2024

    please enlighten me on this. is long path tool also works for force deletion?

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    Quillon38178917txan
    Participant
    June 21, 2024

    I am having this same issue. Is long path tool worth trying?

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    Wren38164369zk85
    Participant
    June 20, 2024

    For long character limits and long paths i used long path tool. It worked for me as expected.

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    Clementine381619152brd
    Participant
    June 20, 2024

    After scrolling for solutions i end up using long path tool. This may help you too

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    Ana36766357xsrx
    Participant
    April 21, 2024

    Hey, has anyone used LongPath Tool?

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    Martin36362310x29j
    Participating Frequently
    April 24, 2024

    Hey Ana, yes I have. It is easy, Google it, you'll find the answers. 

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    Alesclandre
    Inspiring
    June 8, 2022

    I have the exact same problem. My Hackintosh just died and I went to Windows 11. And Windows has this weird limitation of 260 character limit. 

    Renaming hundreds of files is not an option... 
    But you can remove the limit by going to RegEdit, and setting "LongPathsEnabled" variable, in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem, to 1.

    Unfortunately, it was already set on my machine. So I guess this is an After Effect error. I tried the same long path on Illustrator, and it failed too.

    But I tried the same long path in a text Editor and C4D, and that worked....

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      Alesclandre
      Inspiring
      June 8, 2022

      That said, Windows doens't let me write file names that goes over the path length limit... Even if you change the registry

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      william5E2E18759031
      Participant
      June 17, 2024

      I found a solution that worked for me on the windows in the next link(however I copied the solution the steps to take to solve the long path issue):

      https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/long-path-enabled-does-not-work/4fcfc97e-17da-4f3b-8a50-26eb5da263a5

       

      Check if your version of Windows 10 supports long path names. Long path names were added in Windows 10 version 1607 and later. You can check your version of Windows 10 by going to Settings > System > About.

      Check if long path names are enabled in the registry. You can do this by opening the Registry Editor (regedit.exe) and navigating to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\FileSystem. Look for the value "LongPathsEnabled" and make sure it is set to 1.

      Check if the group policy setting is configured to enable long path names. Open the Group Policy Editor (gpedit.msc) and navigate to Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem. Look for the "Enable Win32 long paths" policy and make sure it is set to "Enabled".

      Restart your computer after making any changes to the registry or group policy settings.

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      bálinth52542354
      Participating Frequently
      April 5, 2022

      What worked for me:

       

      1. Inside AE Project Panel move all the footages/comps out of their folders.
      2. Delete all the now empty folders.
      3. Collect your project file with File/Dependencies/ Collect files.
      4. Open the new project file and it should work fine.
      5. (Optional ) Now you should organize the footages inside AE Project Panel.

       

      The reason this works is because if you now look inside your "(Footage)" folder in the collected project folder, there are no subfolders anymore. Those subfolders lenghten the path too long for AE to use.

       

      I mean it worked for me. Hope it does for you too.

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