Long paths/documents can't be opened from the HTML Export on Windows

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Changes by Nikita Petrenko on 12/Aug/25 12:10

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Nikita Petrenko on 12/Aug/25 12:10

This is not a product issue at all, as the comments point out, the built-in Windows (10 or 11 version) archiver in File Explorer has limitations. I've encountered this problem many times with unpacking old version of XWiki, and there are many solutions to this problem:

enable long path name (not only in system but also in Security Policy)

use PS (modern version of cmd) and use

 
                              Expand-Archive C:\something\in\zip C:\unzip\it\here 
                              

or install 3rd party archiver as most of users of Windows OS suggests on forum with similar problem

For the record, I imported mnetioned XAR and exported it as HTML archive, then by using PS

 
                              PS C:\Users\Nikita> Expand-Archive 'C:\Users\Nikita\Downloads\Locomotives.WebHome.zip' C:\Users\Nikita\Downloads\temp 
                              

I have a temp folder with unzipped content.

I think I can share my inputs here by contributing to XWiki.org documentation, example HTML export page by creating troubleshooting heading

	Nikita Petrenko on 12/Aug/25 12:11

	This is not a product issue at all, as the comments point out, the built-in Windows (10 or 11 version) archiver in File Explorer has limitations. I've encountered this problem many times with unpacking old version of XWiki, and there are many solutions to this problem: * enable long path name (not only in system but also in Security Policy) * use PS (modern version of cmd) and use {code}Expand-Archive C:\something\in\zip C:\unzip\it\here{code} * or install 3rd party archiver as most of users of Windows OS suggests on forum with similar problem For the record, I imported mnetioned XAR and exported it as HTML archive, then by using PS {code}PS C:\Users\Nikita> Expand-Archive 'C:\Users\Nikita\Downloads\Locomotives.WebHome.zip' C:\Users\Nikita\Downloads\temp{code} I have a temp folder with unzipped content. [^W11Pro unzipped after PS command.png] I think I can share my inputs here by contributing to XWiki.org documentation, example [HTML export page\|https://www.xwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Documentation/UserGuide/Features/Exports#HHTMLExport] by creating troubleshooting heading

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