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Re:MS Teams channels cannot contain MS-DOS device names by justsomehnguy on Thursday August 10, 2023 @12:37PM (#37078374)
> but they backed down from that eventually

Only because they were started to hit MAX_PATH there:

    C:\Users\Johnathan Aparecido da Silva\AppData\Local\ASUS\ASUS System Control Interface\AsusSoftwareManager
    C:\Documents and Settings\Johnathan Aparecido da Silva\AppData\Local\ASUS\ASUS System Control Interface\AsusSoftwareManager
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Re:MS Teams channels cannot contain MS-DOS device names by nomel on Friday August 11, 2023 @01:26PM (#37091294)
The `subst` command provides an easy way around that. Link the last folder somewhere closer to the root, to make longe-than-255 paths accessible. Then, when you're done, remove the link and your files are protected from pesky things like virus/malware scanners.

I used it to hide my old virus/malware collection, made from what my computer was infected with through the years.

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