A similar problem as in Windows 10 occurs in Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard. The Enable NTFS long paths policy is neither in Local Computer Policy > Computer Configuration > Administrative Templates > System > Filesystem
nor in ... > Filesystem > NTFS
(see screenshots). Is this option available for Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard?
I need this option in order to restore deleted files with too long names within a still existing subfolder. Moving this subfolder to another location i.e. shorter path does not solve the problem as the deleted files will not be restorable from that new location.
The answer for how to delete too-long-names and similar threads are no options as I was unfortunately able to delete the files, however, I can not restore them.
I need this option in order to restore deleted files with too long names within a still existing subfolder
no you don't need that because all Windows supports long paths, just append \\?\ to the path, or use a decent "file manager" with long path support like WinRAR or 7z. That option is only for removing the limit for paths without \\?\ prefix