Comment by RedlineTriad

This sadly isn't quite the case as this post demonstrates[0]

> - The path is limited to MAX_PATH (260 chars)

> - Unless you prefix the path with \\?\

> - However using \\?\ disables automatic conversion of / to \ in the path (and some other normalization)

See previous discussion[1]

[0] https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@AshleyGullen/111109299141510...

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37632232