File Explorer managing long paths incorrectly and inconsistently

File Explorer is not managing long paths correctly or consistently. On both the C: and D: drives I have copied a folder structure that is more than 500 characters (i.e. well exceeds MAX_PATH limit of 260). In the primary drive, the long path always
seems to be navigable. Some additional drives also work properly. Others can only be navigated to MAX_PATH even though the deeper folders exist and can be accessed from other tools. Specifically I can see the fourth folder on the D: drive but clicking that
folder from windows explorer does nothing. Appending "\\?\" to the front of the D: drive does not change the outcome.
Some, but not all additional drives exhibit this behavior. I have a 250G SSD on SATA that, when mounted as a secondary drive, works properly (like the C: drive) and on this drive deep paths can be navigated. I also have a 750G SSD on PCIe that, when mounted
as a secondary drive, works improperly (like the D: drive) and on this drive deep paths cannot be navigated. All of my large (>2TB) drives work improperly.
This bug also exists on Windows 2012 Server, Windows 10 Technology Preview and presumably all previous versions of Windows. I have submitted it as a problem in Windows 10 technology Preview.
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Hi,
Refer the oss note 753511 released for this kind of error you face in LSMW, I am pasting the content of the note below,
******************Note Content,
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