> In the Windows API (with some exceptions discussed in the following paragraphs), the maximum length for a path is MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters.
Reading comprehension, do you need more?
> The Windows API has many functions that also have Unicode versions to permit an extended-length path for a maximum total path length of 32,767 characters. This type of path is composed of components separated by backslashes, each up to the value returned in the lpMaximumComponentLength parameter of the GetVolumeInformation function (this value is commonly 255 characters). To specify an extended-length path, use the "\\?\" prefix. For example, "\\?\D:\very long path".
I see you're new here, we don't appreciate low level snark like this here.
Are combining characters counted separately for MAX_PATH purposes? Do surrogate pairs count as one or two characters?
This is 2016, we really shouldn't need to be asking these byte-vs-character questions any more :(
> MAX_PATH, which is defined as 260 characters.
bruh