Add post & content for GCP long-path support #77
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These are some files that will be needed for a new Client page related to long-path support on Windows. Content coming soon!
Related to the soon-to-be-added long-path content, this is a Windows Registry file that is needed to enable long-path support.
As of Globus Connect Personal 3.2.7, GCP takes advantage of long-path support on Windows, supporting paths of 4,096 characters (up from 260). **But**, this only works if long-path support is enabled in the OS. This requires a registry change. This commit adds instructions on how to make that change.
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Globus Connect Personal now has support for handling long paths on Windows. This PR adds a news post, & Client-page content explaining how to enable long-path support.
On Windows, the maximum length of a path (from
C:\to the end of the file's extension) is 260 characters. Support for longer paths requires the latest version of Globus Connect Personal, and also a Windows registry change. This PR makes a post announcing the GCP version, and providing instructions on making the registry change.This is a problem that users have hit before. For example, see FreshDesk ticket 86819. For that ticket, we had to implement a workaround where the user performed the transfer on a macOS system. So, it is useful information to have posted.
@saracook, could you please do a review of the content?
Thanks much!