Function to shorten path in case it's too long (doesn't require extra permissions for folders)

Shorten-Path.ps1

function ShortenPath($longPath) {
    $id = ([guid]::NewGuid() -split '-')[0]
    $shortPath = "C:\temp\$id"

    cmd /c mklink /D /J $shortPath $longPath | Out-Null
    return $shortPath
}