"Maximum path length exceeded" error, and I cannot determine which file's path is too long

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I have almost 300,000 files that all need to be recovered from my external hard drive to my C drive, but whenever I try to recover them all, I keep receiving the "maximum path length exceeded" error. Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to go through 300,000 files to figure out which ones have paths that are too long. I renamed the destination folder on the desktop to a one lettered file, but that didn't change the error. I did some searching on the topic, and someone mentioned a way to find out which files have paths that are too long. They said that you could use Microsoft Access to analyze the files after saving them to a text file, but they didn't go into detail, and I have insufficient computer knowledge to figure it out myself. Is there any way to fix this dilemma?

Here's where I found out about the method, if anyone is wondering:

forum.piriform.com/index.php?showtopic=34267

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I renamed the destination folder on the desktop to a one lettered file, but that didn't change the error.

Probably a good idea, BUT badly implemented.

Assuming a folder R then you need it to have the full path C:\R\

By putting your folder of the Desktop it is likely to have the long path (on Windows 7) of

C:\Users\Dreamer\Desktop\R

Or an even longer path if you are using Windows XP.