4 ways to fix the error extracting ZIP files 0x80010135 in Windows 11/10

Error 0x80010135 sometimes appears when you extract ZIP files using the Windows File Explorer decompression utility. When the error occurs, it also gives a message that says: "Path too long".

Users cannot extract ZIP files using File Explorer's Extract option due to error 0x80010135. This means that you cannot install or run downloaded software packages contained in the ZIP archive.

So error 0x80010135 also confused you? If the answer is correct, you can fix error 0x80010135 using the methods below.

1. Reduce the length of the ZIP file name

Error 0x80010135 usually occurs because the path for the extracted folder exceeds the Windows 260 character limit. That's why the error message says the path is too long and this problem can arise for ZIP archives with long filenames. By default, the extracted folder will have the same name as the ZIP archive. So, try reducing the length of the ZIP filename as follows:

1. Open File Explorer and display the folder containing the ZIP archive that you need to extract.

2. Right-click the ZIP file to select Rename on Explorer's context menu.

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3. Enter a shorter file title for the ZIP archive in the text box. Keep the title of the archive within 5 or 6 characters if possible.

2. Extract the archive to the root directory

The overall decompression path for a ZIP file can also be too long if it includes many subdirectories. By default, ZIP files will decompress to the directory where the file is located, which can cause problems. Users have confirmed that they have fixed error 0x80010135 by choosing to extract the archive to the C: root directory. Doing so will remove the subdirectories from the extraction path. Here's how you can extract the ZIP to the root directory:

1. Go to any folder containing ZIP files that you cannot extract in Explorer.

2. Right-click the ZIP and select the Extract All option of the context menu.

3. Click Browse in the Extract Compressed window .

4. Then click on the C: drive and press the Select Folder button. The unzipped path should only be C: , as shown in the screenshot below.

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5. Click Extract to extract the archive to the root directory.

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Another way to apply the same fix is ​​to copy and paste the ZIP archive into the root directory. Then extracting it from that location will unzip the archive with the default root directory path. You will not need to choose to extract the archive there in the decompression tool.

To do so, right-click on the archive and select Copy . Click on the C: drive in the Explorer sidebar and press Ctrl + V to paste the ZIP into the root folder. Then extract the ZIP archive.

3. Extract the archive with 7-ZIP

If the error 0x80010135 still occurs after trying the possible solutions above, the archive may include some subdirectories whose names are too long. However, you cannot rename any folder in the ZIP without extracting it first.

Then you'll need to try an alternative that works for multiple users. Decompress the ZIP archive with an alternative third-party decompression utility, such as 7-Zip, which does not apply the 260 character limit. If you don't want to use 7-Zip, you can also choose any of Windows' best file compression and decompression tools, all with no character limits.

Here's how you can extract ZIP files with 7-ZIP:

1. Open the 7-Zip download page and download the tool.

2. Display the folder where your browser downloaded the 7-ZIP installation file.

3. Double-click the 7z2300-x64.exe file.

4. Click Install in the 7-Zip setup window.

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5. Open 7-Zip archive decompression software.

6. Select ZIP archive error 0x80010135 occurs in 7-ZIP.

7. Click 7-Zip's Extract option .

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8. Select OK in the Extract window .

4. Enable support for longer file paths

Enabling support for longer file paths will remove the 260 character path limit that causes error 0x80010135. You can do so by manually editing the registry, running a PowerShell command, or enabling the Win32 Group Policy setting. Here's how to enable support for longer file paths using the PowerShell method:

1. Run PowerShell as admin or open that command line shell in Windows Terminal.

2. Enter the following command to enable long file path support:

New-ItemProperty -Path "HKLM:SYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlFileSystem" -Name "LongPathsEnabled" -Value 1 -PropertyType DWORD –Force

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3. Press Enter to enable long file paths.

4. Close PowerShell (or Windows Terminal) and restart your computer.

Kareem Winters

Update 24 July 2023