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title: Path Too Long or Invalid ZIP File
description: "Published 2026/08/10 Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe! ### Issue When downloading a large number of files or files with long folder/file names, Windows may display errors such as: - **\"Path too long\"** - **\"Windows cannot…"
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updated: "2026-08-10"
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# Path Too Long or Invalid ZIP File

Published 2026/08/10

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### Issue

When downloading a large number of files or files with long folder/file names, Windows may display errors such as:

- **"Path too long"**
- **"Windows cannot open the folder"**
- **"The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid"**

For example:

Error 0x80010135: Path too long

or

The Compressed (zipped) Folder is invalid.

This can occur when the complete file path—including the folder structure and file name - becomes too long for Windows File Explorer to process.

![](https://www.filesdownloader.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image002-1.webp)

![](https://www.filesdownloader.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image001-2-2.webp)

### **Recommended Solution**

If you encounter this issue, we recommend using **7-Zip** to extract the downloaded ZIP file instead of Windows File Explorer.

[Download 7-Zip](https://www.7-zip.org/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

After installing 7-Zip:

1. Right-click the downloaded .zip file.
2. Select **7-Zip**.
3. Select **Extract Here** or **Extract to...**.
4. Choose a location with a shorter folder path if necessary.

### **Tip**

If the issue continues, try moving the ZIP file to a shorter location, such as:

C:\Downloads\

and then extract it using 7-Zip.

## Bulk Combining PDFs

If you need to combine multiple PDFs belonging to the same Salesforce record into a **single PDF or PDF Portfolio**, a tool such as **Evermap AutoSplit** can be used.

[Evermap AutoSplit](https://evermap.com/default.asp?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

### **Recommended File Naming Structure**

For easier bulk processing, we recommend placing the **Salesforce Record ID** at the beginning of the folder or file name.

For example:

001XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_Agreement

or

001XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_Agreement.pdf

Using the Record ID at the beginning makes it easier to identify files belonging to the same Salesforce record and apply filename-based grouping.

The **Scheduled Download** feature now supports including the Record ID in folder names to help with this workflow.

![](https://www.filesdownloader.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/image003.webp)

## Bulk Renaming Files and Folders

If you need to rename a large number of downloaded files or folders, **Rename Expert** can be used to perform bulk renaming.

[Rename Expert](https://www.rename-expert.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

Rename Expert supports using a CSV file containing the old and new names.

For example:

| **Old Name** | **New Name** |
| --- | --- |
| Agreement.pdf | 001XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_Agreement.pdf |
| Contract.pdf | 001XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX_Contract.pdf |

This can be useful when you need to:

1. Download Salesforce files.
2. Add the Salesforce Record ID to the file/folder names.
3. Group files belonging to the same Salesforce record.
4. Bulk combine the PDFs using a PDF processing tool such as Evermap AutoSplit.