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Does MAX_PATH issue still exists in Windows 10

June 8, 2023 by Tarik

The issue will be always present in Windows, to keep compatibility with old software. Use the NT-style name syntax “\\?\D:\very long path” to workaround this issue. Starting with Windows 10 (Version 1607 – Anniversary Update) and Windows Server 2016 you have an option to ignore the MAX_PATH issue by overriding a group policy entry enable … Read more

How to add a string to a string[] array? There’s no .Add function

November 6, 2022 by Tarik

You can’t add items to an array, since it has fixed length. What you’re looking for is a List<string>, which can later be turned to an array using list.ToArray(), e.g. List<string> list = new List<string>(); list.Add(“Hi”); String[] str = list.ToArray();