Source path too long. Windows can not copy the files

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Hi,
When I am trying to copy some files from my HDD to D derive. I am getting this error source path too long to copy.
Can someone help me in this.
 
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Try copying to the desktop first, or make a new folder on the desktop and copy there first. Then copy them to the other drive from there.
 

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Basically if the file path goes beyond 254 chars it will fail so you need to cut out files buried deep in folders w/ subfolders w/ more subfolders, etc; that's why Sammy's idea would work.
 
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