The associated forum post URL from https://forum.rclone.org

https://forum.rclone.org/t/display-warnings-for-paths-that-exceed-windows-path-length-limit/26608

What is your current rclone version (output from rclone version)?

rclone v1.55.1

• os/type: windows
• os/arch: amd64
• go/version: go1.16.3
• go/linking: dynamic
• go/tags: cmount

What problem are you are trying to solve?

When nounc is true in the conf (explanation) and a file transfer is attempted that would exceed the Windows path length limit, the error message reads "The system could not find the path". The problem is that this error message is ambiguous.

How do you think rclone should be changed to solve that?

An error message specifically for this case should appear. That could be solved by counting the path length before transferring on Windows machines. As I don't know how rclone works on the inside, I have no idea if this is realistic.

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