After a brutal over-heat of my hard-drive, I have had to recover my hard-drive using a recovery tool, which also failed. It however left many incorrect recovered long paths to my 16T drive. I had to delete these and could not find a good tool to-do it, so I made my own.
Download del260Personal.7z (you need https://www.7-zip.org/ to unpack). For personal use only. Will open this page on each run. Copy into c:\Windows\System32 to use from cmd.exe.
License:
del260Personal.7z personal use only, commercial license required. Contact as validated today, available for license request.
=== Long Path Deleter (del260.exe) === Supports deleting long paths > 260 characters. Features double confirmation prompt and runtime log. Warning: No recycle bin, this is a permanent delete. Usage: del260.exe <directory_path> [options] Options: /force Force delete read-only files /hidden Delete hidden files /system Delete files with system file attribute (use with caution!) /norecursive Don't delete subdirectories, stop recursive delete /help or /? Examples: del260.exe "C:\Long Path\Directory" /force /hidden del260.exe "\\server\share\long path" /force del260.exe "C:\Temp" /force /hidden /system For full license read EULA.txt. THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the provider expressly disclaims all warranties, whether express, implied, statutory, or otherwise, including but not limited to any implied warranties of merchantability, non‑infringement, and fitness for a particular purpose. The user assumes all risks associated with the installation, configuration, use, or performance of this software. No guarantee is made regarding accuracy, reliability, security, or suitability for any specific task or environment. In no event shall the provider be liable for any damages arising from or related to the use of this software. Long Path Deleter (del260.exe) Version 1.26.202.1020 Copyright © 2026, MetadataConsulting.ca
