Description of problem:

The must-gather utility fails to execute in Windows when running from a deep user home directory or other deep directory structure, returning an error related to the filename or extension being too long. The failure is caused by the combination of a deep working directory path and the must-gather's internal use of very long names (such as full image SHAs) for generated subdirectories, which exceeds the Windows path length limit.

How reproducible:

Consistently reproducible when running must-gather from a sufficiently deep directory structure.

Steps to Reproduce:

    1. Install the required must-gather client/tool on a Windows machine.
    2. Navigate to a deep directory structure.
    3. Execute the must-gather command.

Actual results:

The must-gather execution fails with an error message indicating that the *filename or extension is too long*. The error explicitly shows the attempt to create a deep subdirectory with long names (e.g., directory names derived from full image SHAs), which, when concatenated with the current working directory, results in a path exceeding the Windows path length limit.

Expected results:

The must-gather utility should successfully execute and complete the collection, saving the output archive/directory to the specified current working directory

Additional info:

Moving the execution directory closer to the root (e.g., `C:\` or `C:\Temp\`) allows must-gather to complete successfully, confirming the path length issue. However sometimes customer policies restrict writing to directories outside of their designated home/project path, making the current workaround of moving to a shallow directory unfeasible.