It is a common misconception that the constant MAX_PATH refers to the
maximum length of a Windows path. It actually refers to the maximum
length of a Windows path *component*, such as a filename or a folder name.
This is incorrect. The maximum length of a path component is 255. See
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It is a common misconception that the constant MAX_PATH refers to the
maximum length of a Windows path. It actually refers to the maximum
length of a Windows path *component*, such as a filename or a folder name.
You can have multiple folder levels, with each folder's name a maximum
of MAX_PAT