How to delete "The file name is too long." in windows. [Command Prompt] [closed]

To delete The file name is too long. errors files, we've to go for simple steps using default command of Windows robocopy and rmdir.

1. Create directory mkdir deleteLongFilesDir under C: or D: drive
2. Suppose D:\Development\Liferay\themes directory contains the files which are not able to delete simply.
3. run command in command prompt robocopy D:\deleteLongFilesDir D:\Development\Liferay\themes /purge , this command will print some logs and copy you all the files and sub directory of D:\Development\Liferay\themes into deleteLongFilesDir folder virtually, but when you open that directory... hurreeee...It's Empty ???
4. Now run the command of remove directory which we created for mapping rmdir deleteLongFilesDir from command line.
5. Now temporary directory has been deleted and same as for D:\Development\Liferay\themes files and folder.

There is a Powershell cmdlet named Remove-Item2, written by Boe Prox a well-known MVP, and which circumvents the basic limitation path of 260 characters.

https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/Remove-LongPathFile-7a4db495

Additionally, like Remove-Item2, there are other cmdlets suffixed by the number 2, like Get-ChildItem2, which are often included in popular third party modules, and also addresses the 260 characters limitation. If you have installed some of these modules, there is a chance that you have already those cmdlets on your computer.