How to delete a file with a path too long to be deleted

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Full question
https://superuser.com/questions/755298/h...

Accepted answer links:
[subst]: https://ss64.com/nt/subst.html

Answer 3 links:
[First result]: http://www.w7forums.com/threads/deleting.../
http://www.filehippo.com/download_unlock.../

Answer 4 links:
[useful knowledge base article on deleting undeletable files]: https://support.microsoft.com/kb/320081

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