'Visual Studio 2019 installer Error "The source layout directory is too long"

I made an offline installer of the VS Community 2019. When running from that location the installer reports the following error:

The source layout directory is too long. The layout directory name must be less than {0} characters.

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Solution 1:^[1]

Windows OS has this restriction that your path cannot be greater than a certain number. Install it in a simpler drive level directories like "C:\Program Files\Visual Studio" or "C:\Visual Studio". More hierarchy adds to your limit and VS installation itself creates numerous inner level directories and at some point, some of those might hit the limit.

Solution 2:^[2]

this happens when the path is too long: Fix: copy the setup directory to C:> rename the folder containing the setup files to a short name like VS

That should work

Solution 3:^[3]

easily, just rename the sub folder to the shorter. follow the video in this link

Solution 4:^[4]

Rename the installation file folder For example VS2022

Solution 5:^[5]

I moved The Whole Setup to my c drive and it worked. I have 500GB of free space in my C Drive

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Solution 2	washie mugo
Solution 3	Ali Eshghi
Solution 4	Ali REza
Solution 5	Malik

'Visual Studio 2019 installer Error "The source layout directory is too long"

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