[OPM]

I've had zero issues with this drive (there's no signs of failure) and the only thing that causes this is JDownloader. It's somehow saving to \\?\D:\ instead of D:\.

Ironically if I move the file anywhere else it will magically open as any other normal file (most of the time) but stops working if I put it back in it's original download location.

[Jiaz]

@OPM:

\\?

is a special path marker provided by windows, telling to use alternative api for longer filenames, see learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/fileio/maximum-file-path-limitation?tabs=registry
Can you provide link to that file? Is the filename longer?

Originally Posted by OPM

open as any other normal file (most of the time)

most? what applications do fail? when you leave it as it is, what applications do fail?

Originally Posted by OPM

if I put it back in it's original download location.

What do you mean by that? That is no location, only a way to tell windows to allow/use longer filename api. the path should be the same. How do you *move it back*?

[Jiaz]

@OPM: Any feedback here?