long paths prevents files being delete-able?

[MRIS]

I'm trying to delete a file which is on quite a long path.

Including the drive letter, and final backslash, the path up-to the start of the file name is 260 characters.

The file itself is only 24 characters long, and many thousands of the same named file delete just fine using Everything in all other folders.

Having the file selected in Everything, then hitting SHIFT-DEL, simply makes the Everything window briefly lose focus then returns.

We're expecting to see the "are you sure you want to delete this file" dialog, but it doesn't display.

Can Everything be enhanced to include support for very long paths?

[void]

Everything uses SHFileOperation to delete files which is limited to 260 characters.

Falling back to DeleteFile when the filename length is too long is on my "Things to do" list.